Links for Further Research -- Genealogy
Kentucky
Vital Records Index
The Kentucky Vital Records Index was obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital
Statistics in 1994 for a research project. There have been no updates. Source:
University
of Kentucky
Kentucky
Cemetery Records Database
Contains 179,750 grave records from 3,170 cemeteries. This is an ongoing project;
the database does not contain records for every grave in every cemetery in Kentucky.
Source: Kentucky Historical Society
KY
Secretary of State Office
Offers searchable databases, including the Kentucky
Land Office. All chain of title in the Commonwealth traces back to Virginia
land patents and Kentucky land patents. In fact, all Kentucky deeds eventually
trace back to an original patent recorded in the Kentucky Land Office. Source:
KY Secretary of State
Kentucky Genealogical
Society
The Kentucky Genealogical Society is a non-profit, educational organization
that fosters the preservation of Kentucky's records and further development
of the genealogical lineage aspects of these records and published data to
assist those doing research.
Kentucky
Explorer magazine
Offers monthly genealogical features, queries, historical photographs, links
to Web sites, descriptions of books/projects completed by readers, and lists
of historical societies in Kentucky. The Web site contains a sampling of this
subscription magazine's genealogical resources.
KY
Historical County Lines
Offers maps covering 1784-1834. Source: PasTracks
Genealogy
KY
Atlas & Gazetteer
Allows a search by the name of a feature - a place, strema, road, etc. - and
optionally restrics the search to a specific county. Source: University of
Kentucky
Kentucky
GenWeb project
Provides various Kentucky-related genealogy
resources.
Kentucky
Biography project
Search for Kentucky biographical information on the web by surnames only, first
names only, by county only or by any combination of fields.
RootsWeb.com
Offers a number of search engines and databases, including an index to its
search engines and databases. USGenWeb is
a volunteer effort to provide county resources (databases) for all the states. KyGenWeb provides
access to a growing number of county pages throughout Kentucky.
National
Genealogical Society
Offers a search engine for a wide variety of national and international genealogy
websites.
Genealogy
web page of the National Archives and Records Administration
Identifies research facilities, provides links to information about federal
records, lists materials for sale, and provides a schedule of genealogy workshops.
FamilySearch
Offers three search methods—Ancestor Search, Custom Search and Keyword
Search. The Ancestor Search searches both the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints records and websites. It also provides a link to the Family History
Library catalog. Source: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Civil
War Soldiers and Sailors
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors is a computerized database containing very basic
facts about servicemen who served on both sides during the Civil War. Source:
National Park System
Historical
Forms and Questions 1790-1970
Provides links to additional information about the census forms that were used
during the time period selected. Source: U.S. Census Board
Library
of Virginia Genealogical Research page
Provides numerous useful links for Kentucky genealogists.
Ethnic
Resources
Sponsored by the National Genealogical Society, this listing provides links to
various international genealogy resources.