County Resources
Kentucky
Statehood: 1 June 1792
15th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: Indiana, Ohio
South: Tennessee
East: Virginia, West Virginia
West: Illinois, Missouri
Capital: Frankfort
Largest city: Louisville
Map: Kentucky, 1793
(click map to enlarge)
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Counties: Original counties as listed in the 1792 Kentucky Constitution, Schedule, Sect. 3: Bourbon, Jefferson, Fayette, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Mercer, Nelson, and Woodford. Kentucky County Creation Dates and Parent Counties. Counties in 2020: 120.
Personal Library
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Archives of Appalachia
(East Tennessee State University)
Eastern Kentucky University: Encompass
Kentucky Ancestors
(Kentucky Historical Society publication)
Kentucky Archives Record Requests
Kentucky County Formation Chart
Kentucky Secretary of State: Kentucky County Formations
Kentucky Secretary of State: Land Office Services Index
Kentucky Vital Records Index,
University of Kentucky
Lexington Public Library Kentucky Room Digital Archives
Murray State University Digital Commons
Register of the Kentucky Historical Society
(Kentucky Historical Society publication)
ScholarWorks at Morehead University
University of Kentucky, Explore UK
University of Louisville Digital Content
Revolutionary War Warrants Database, Kentucky Secretary of State
Western Kentucky University Department of Library Special Collections
Record Sets-State Level
Kentucky Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Kentucky Record Sets (Family Search)
Virtual Libraries
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Historic Families of Kentucky,
Thomas Marshall Green, 1889
History of Kentucky (The), from its earliest discovery and settlement, to the present date, Z. F. Smith, 1895
Kentucky. A history of the state, embracing a concise account of the origin and development of the Virginia colony, J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin, G C. Kniffin, 1885
History of Kentucky, 5 volumes
Charles Kerr, editor, 1922.
Vol. 1, Vol. 2, Vol. 3, Vol. 4, Vol. 5.
Calloway County
Bible records of Calloway County and adjoining counties, The Calloway County Genealogical Society, 1971
Pike County
Pike County, Kentucky 1821-1987 Historical Papers Number Six, May, Eldon; Hobbs, Dorcas; Kelly, Claire; May Ruth; Editors, 1987
Additional Websites
“Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773-1790,” Neal O. Hammon, Genealogy Trails
Western Kentucky History and Genealogy
Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kentucky
Newspapers
Chronicling America, digitized: Kentucky
Community History Archive Newspapers: Kentucky
Kentucky Digital Commons Newspaper Program
Murray State’s Digital Commons Newspapers
Small Town Newspapers
(Scroll to Kentucky)
Manuscripts
Kentucky Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Kentucky Manuscripts, Library of Congress
Maps
Kentucky Maps, Library of Congress
Kentucky Landowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Kentucky County Formation History, Maps of U.S.