Ohio County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Ohio County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
Ohio County was named for the Ohio River. The county is located in the west-central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Ohio County Courthouse Main St; PO Box 85; Hartford, KY 42347-0085 Phone: 270-298-4422 Ohio County Website

County Pronunciation

 * Hear it spoken

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * KY Biographies, Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Ohio county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * African American Cemeteries Online, Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
 * Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
 * Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness, Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census Records
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Ohio County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.

See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.


 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Baptist

 * Buck Creek. Church minutes and membership lists (1824-1900s) are available online. (now in McLean County)
 * Panther Creek. Church minutes and membership lists (1815-1874) are available online.
 * Walton's Creek. Record of Walton's Creek Baptist Church, Ohio County, Kentucky, 1814-1914: Indexed (1982). FHL Book 976.9835 K29r.

Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Westerfield
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference

African Americans

 * The KY African American Griots Project
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
 * Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900

Genealogies

 * [Austin] Galau, Jeane K. The Austin Family of Montgomery County, Maryland and Ohio County, Kentucky: With Related Lines. 3 vols. Menasha, Wisc.: J.K. Galau, 1978-1979.
 * [Barnes] Kirk, Arthur Dale. The Barnes Family of Ohio County, Kentucky. 1943. Digital version at [ https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/576830-the-barnes-family-of-ohio-county-kentucky?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
 * [Render] Smith, Pearl O. Renders and Their Relatives; Joshua Render of Charles County, Maryland, and Orange County, Virginia, and His Descendants, 1720-1985. Arlington, Va.: P.O. Smith, 1985..
 * [Wallace] Lindsey, Richard O. House of Charles Wallace, Ohio County, Kentucky. MSS., Willard Library, Evansville, Ind. Copy:.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * A History of Ohio County, Kentucky. 1970. By McDowell A. Fogle. Evansville, Indiana : Unigraphic, Inc. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
 * 1912-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
 * Ohio County, Kentucky, in the olden days : a series of old newspaper sketches of fragmentary history at Ancestry ($).

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
 * Links to research and locate obituaries
 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Depot, Kentucky Newspaper Citations
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
'''Online Probate Records


 * 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
 * 1800-1824 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Book A
 * 1801-1955 have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * 1826-1843 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Book B
 * 1841-1862 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Book C
 * 1862-1912 Kentucky Pioneers ($) Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Guardianships, Book D

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Ohio County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).

Birth

 * 1839-1960 – at FamilySearch
 * 1852-1861 - Ohio County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Ohio County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Ohio County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1912 - Searchable KY Birth Index
 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1785-1979 – at FamilySearch
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Ohio County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Ohio County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Ohio County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 – at FamilySearch
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1911-1965 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911-2000 - Searchable KY Death Index
 * - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorces 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Archives

 * Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Website

Societies

 * Ohio County Historical Society 415 Mulberry St Hartford, KY 42347-1734
 * Ohio County Genealogical Society 317 N. Main Beaver Dam, KY 42320 Website
 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites

 * Ohio County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Ohio County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ohio County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Ohio County, Kentucky History, a blog page of historical information and genealogy references
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records