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Guide to '''Monroe County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
== County Courthouse  ==


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== History  ==
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==== Parent County  ====
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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
'''1820'''--Monroe County was created 19 January 1820&nbsp;from [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren]] and [[Cumberland County, Kentucky|Cumberland]] Counties.&nbsp;&nbsp;'''County seat:'''&nbsp;Tompkinsville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>  
|organized= January 19, 1820
 
|county seat= Tompkinsville
==== Boundary Changes  ====
|parent county= [[Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Barren]], [[Cumberland County, Kentucky Genealogy|Cumberland]]<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 
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==== Record Loss  ====
|county1= [[Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy|Allen]]
|county2= [[Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Barren]]
|county3= [[Clay County, Tennessee Genealogy|Clay (TN)]]
|county4= [[Cumberland County, Kentucky Genealogy|Cumberland]]
|county5= [[Macon County, Tennessee Genealogy|Macon (TN)]]
|county6= [[Metcalfe County, Kentucky Genealogy|Metcalfe]]</br><center>[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==


=== Description ===
'''1863, 1887--''Disasters destroyed most records.  
Monroe County was named for James Monroe. The county is located in the south-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Monroe County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky."</ref>


=== County Courthouse ===
== Places/Localities  ==
{{KY Courthouse Intro|Monroe}}


'''Monroe County Courthouse'''<br>PO Box 188<br>Tompkinsville, KY 42167<br>Phone: 270-487-5505<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Monroe County, Kentucky page 273, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[https://monroecounty.ky.gov/Pages/default.aspx Monroe County Website]
==== Populated Places  ====


=== Monroe County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===
{| width="710" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="left" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
{{KY Record Dates Intro|Monroe}}
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records'''<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Monroe County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.</ref></center>
| Akersville
| Freetown
| Mount Hermon
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| Blythe
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195551&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+Monroe%2C+Gamaliel&columns=*,0,0 Gamaliel]  
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| Mud Lick
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
|-
|-
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
| Boles
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1863
| Grandview
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
| Otia
| width="14.2%" align="center" |162
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1863
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1863
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1810
|-
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| colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center>
| Bugtussle
|}
| Gum Tree
 
| Persimmon
=== Record Loss ===
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| Coe  
'''1863, 1887--'''Disasters destroyed most records.<br><br>
| Harlan Crossroads  
{{Fire+}}
| Raydure
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KY Boundary Changes Intro|Monroe}}
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*'''1820'''--Monroe County was created 19 January 1820 from [[Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Barren]] and [[Cumberland County, Kentucky Genealogy|Cumberland]] Counties. 
*'''County seat:''' Tompkinsville<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kentucky Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KY Kentucky Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,171,c,monroe.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Monroe County, Kentucky," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky, accessed 3 September 2018.</ref>   
 
{{populated places
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_Run,_Kentucky Fountain Run]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel,_Kentucky Gamaliel]</div>
| cities-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tompkinsville,_Kentucky Tompkinsville] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col3=<div></div>
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* Akersville
* Blythe
* Boles
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugtussle,_Kentucky Bugtussle]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coe,_Kentucky Coe]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone,_Kentucky Cyclone]
* Emberton
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flippin,_Kentucky Flippin]
* Forkton</div>
 
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* Freetown
* Grandview
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Tree,_Kentucky Gum Tree]
* Harlan Crossroads
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestand,_Kentucky Hestand]
* Jeffrey
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb,_Kentucky Lamb]
* Martinsburg
* Meshack</div>
 
| unincorp-col3=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon,_Kentucky Mount Hermon]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_Lick,_Kentucky Mud Lick]
* Otia
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon,_Kentucky Persimmon]
* Pikesville
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raydure,_Kentucky Raydure]
* Rockbridge
* Sulphur Lick
* Vernon</div>
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=== History Timeline ===
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|Monroe}}
 
== Resources ==
{{KY Resources Intro|Monroe}}
 
=== Bible Records ===
{{KY Bible Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/bibles/toc.html Kentucky Bible Archives] at USGenWeb Archives
*[https://accessgenealogy.com/kentucky/kentucky-bible-records.htm Kentucky Bible Records] at Access Genealogy
*[https://kentuckygenealogy.org/bible Kentucky Bible Records] at Kentucky Genealogy
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/monroe/toc.html Monroe County Bible] at USGenWeb Archives
*[http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/ Monroe County KY Genealogy] at KYKinFolk
 
=== Biographies  ===
{{KY Biographies Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]
 
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{KY Business Records Intro|Monroe}}
 
=== Cemeteries ===
{{KY Cemeteries Intro|Monroe}}
 
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:70%;  "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Monroe County, Kentucky''' online and in print</center>
| Cyclone
| Hestand
| Rockbridge
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| Emberton
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| Jeffrey
* [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
| Sulphur Lick
* [http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/ KYGenWeb]
* [http://usgwarchives.net/ky/monroe/toc.html Archives]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/monroe.html Tombstone Project]
* [http://www.kyhistory.org/cemetery.asp Kentucky Cemeteries]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
|-
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| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
| Flippin
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
| Lamb
* {{FSC|United States, Kentucky, Monroe - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=882177244|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
| [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195552&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+Monroe%2C+Tompkinsville&columns=*,0,0 Tompkinsville]
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Monroe+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
|-
|-
| width="25%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| Forkton
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
| Martinsburg
* [https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/Monroe-County?id=county_1074 Findagrave.com]
| Vernon
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394357&reqParentsLabel=Monroe%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
|-
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky  Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
| Fountain Run
| Meshack
|  
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*Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/monroe.html Monroe Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project]  usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
*[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database]
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ky/ African American Cemeteries Online], Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project
*[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~xander/military/kentucky.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
*[http://www.raogk.org/kentucky.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness], Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find a Grave] can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find a Grave.
*Find a Grave also gives a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1074 list of cemeteries in Monroe County] and links to the  information for the individuals buried there,
*The [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog] lists {{FSC|United States, Kentucky, Monroe - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=882177244|disp=some records of cemeteries in Monroe County}}.  Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.


=== Census Records ===
<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>
{{KY Census Intro|Monroe}}


{{Historical populations
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]
| 1830| 5340
| 1840| 6526
| 1850| 7756
| 1860| 8551
| 1870| 9231
| 1880| 10741
| 1890| 10989
| 1900| 13053
| 1910| 13663
| 1920| 14214
| 1930| 13077
| 1940| 14070
| 1950| 13770
| 1960| 11799
| 1970| 11642
| 1980| 12353
| 1990| 11401
| 2000| 11756
| 2010| 10963
}}


{{Census|Kentucky}}
*[[Allen County, Kentucky|Allen]]
*[[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren]]
*[[Clay County, Tennessee|Clay County, Tennessee]]
*[[Cumberland County, Kentucky|Cumberland]]
*[[Macon County, Tennessee|Macon County, Tennessee]]
*[[Metcalfe County, Kentucky|Metcalfe]]


*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb
== Resources  ==
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm Census Images], USGenWeb
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ KY Census Online], Links to online census records


=== Church Records ===
==== African American  ====
{{KY Church Intro|Monroe}}


*[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder
The following have information concerning African American research.&nbsp; Both should be used:  
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]


===== Baptist =====
*&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Research African American Research] (US) has more information about the kinds of records
*'''Mill Creek aka Old Mulkey.''' Church minutes and membership lists (1799-1953) are available [https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/007903574?cat=356178 online]. (now located in Monroe County)
**Early records have been published and indexed: church minutes (1798-1820) and membership lists (through 1890s): {{FSC|729461|item|disp=FS Library Book 976.9685 K2g}}.
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394357&reqParentsLabel=Monroe%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>


=== Court Records ===
*&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Minorities Kentucky Minorities] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
{{KY Court Intro|Monroe}}


* '''1862-1926''' {{FSC|124548|item|disp=Order Books, 1862-1926}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
==== Cemeteries  ====
*'''1785-1792''' [http://www.kykinfolk.com/court/court.htm Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, 1785-1792] at KYKinFolk.com - index
*[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov


=== Directories ===
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through [http://www.raogk.org/kentucky.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] may&nbsp;take photographs of headstones found in&nbsp;county cemeteries.
{{KY Directories Intro|Monroe}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary


=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
*Kentucky Historical Society&nbsp;[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp Cemetery Search]&nbsp;can be searched by name, place and/or date.&nbsp; This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.&nbsp; <br>
{{KY Emigration Intro|Monroe}}


=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
{{KY Ethnic Groups Intro|Monroe}}


==== African Americans ====
*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1074 list of cemeteries in&nbsp;Monroe County] and links to the &nbsp;information&nbsp;for the&nbsp;individuals buried there,
{{KY African Americans Intro|Monroe}}


*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/kentucky.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky&nbsp;Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/ The KY African American Griots Project]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/monroe.html Monroe Co. KY&nbsp;USGenWeb Tombstone Project] usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.&nbsp;
*[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips], Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900


=== Funeral Homes  ===
*The [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] lists [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=701945&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C++Monroe++%2D++Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 some&nbsp;records of&nbsp;cemeteries in&nbsp;Monroe County].&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
{{KY Funeral Homes Intro|Monroe}}


* [https://www.bartleyandsons.com/ Bartley and Sons Funeral Home] in Gamaliel and Tompkinsville.
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=4185&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=26&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk&nbsp;list of&nbsp;Monroe County cemeteries] gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
* [https://www.fountainrunfuneralhome.com/ Fountain Run Funeral Home] in Fountain Run.
* [https://www.yokleytriblefuneralhome.com/ Yokley-Trible Funeral Home] in Tompkinsville.


=== Genealogies ===
==== Church ====
{{KY Genealogies Intro|Monroe}}


=== Guardianship ===
==== Court  ====
{{KY Guardianship Intro|Monroe}}


=== Land and Property Records ===
==== Land ====
{{KY Land Intro|Monroe}}


''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
==== Local Histories  ====
*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


==== Maps  ====


=== Local Histories ===
==== Military  ====
{{KY Histories Intro|Monroe}}


=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
==== Newspapers  ====
{{KY Maps Intro|Monroe}}
{{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY Monroe County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394357&reqParentsLabel=Monroe%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]


=== Migration ===
==== Probate  ====
{{KY Migration Intro|Monroe}}


=== Military Records ===
==== Taxation  ====
{{KY Military Intro|Monroe}}


*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War
==== Vital Records  ====


==== Civil War ====
== Societies and Libraries  ==
{{KY Civil War Intro|Monroe}}
'''Online Records
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932371|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932398|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (Free)
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (Free)
*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


==== World War I ====
== Web Sites  ==
{{KY World War I Intro|Monroe}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]


==== Korean War ====
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
{{KY Korean War Intro|Monroe}}
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195550&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+Monroe&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb


=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
== References  ==
{{KY Naturalization Intro|Monroe}}


=== Newspapers ===
<references />
{{KY Newspapers Intro|Monroe}}


*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50042/ Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
[[Category:Monroe_County,_Kentucky]]
*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]
 
{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}
 
=== Obituaries ===
{{KY Obituaries Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb
 
*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb
 
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]
 
=== Other Records ===
{{KY Other Records Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb
 
=== Periodicals ===
{{KY Periodicals Intro|Monroe}}
 
=== Probate Records ===
{{KY Probate Intro|Monroe}}
 
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry  ($) — index & images
*'''1861-1946''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to D (1861-1946)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861-1946''' {{FSC|124527|item|disp=Wills, 1861-1946}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1862-1926''' {{FSC|124548|item|disp=Order Books, 1862-1926}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1881-1915''' {{FSC|124559|item|disp=Probate Records, 1881-1915}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
 
=== School Records ===
{{KY Schools Intro|Monroe}}
 
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
=== Tax Records ===
{{KY Tax Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records],  Ancestry ($)
 
=== Vital Records ===
{{KY Vital Intro|Monroe}}
 
==== Birth ====
{{KY Birth Intro|Monroe}}
 
*'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1852-1860''' - Monroe County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|C517771}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1874''' - Monroe County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517772}} at FamilySearch
*'''1875''' - Monroe County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517773}} at FamilySearch
*'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
 
==== Marriage ====
{{KY Marriage Intro|Monroe}}
*'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
*'''1785-1979''' – {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1852-1860''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|M517771}} at FamilySearch
*'''1875''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M517774}} at FamilySearch
*'''1876-1878''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch {{IGI|M517775}} at FamilySearch
*'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
*'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index
 
==== Death ====
{{KY Death Intro|Monroe}}
 
*'''1843-1970''' – {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
 
==== Divorce ====
{{KY Divorce Intro|Monroe}}
 
*'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)
 
== Research Facilities ==
{{KY Research Facilities Intro|Monroe}}
 
=== Archives ===
{{KY Archives Intro|Monroe}}
 
'''Archives of Appalachia'''<br>East Tennessee State University<br>Sherrod Library, Room 422<br>344 J L Seehorn Rd<br>Johnson City, TN 37614<br>Phone: 423-439-4338<br>Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/etsuarchivesofapp/ Facebook]<br>[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ Website]<br><br>
 
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
 
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/sulphur-well/206-mitchell-edwards-road Sulphur Well Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/tompkinsville/3055-radio-station-road Tompkinsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[http://www.gcpl.info/ Green County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
 
=== Libraries ===
{{KY Libraries Intro|Monroe}}
 
=== Museums ===
{{KY Museums Intro|Monroe}}
 
== Societies ==
{{KY Societies Intro|Monroe}}
 
'''Monroe County Historical and Genealogical Society'''<br>200 N Magnolia St, Suite J<br>Tompkinsville, KY 42167<br>Phone: 270-407-5039<br>Email: [mailto:sheila.rush@ky.gov sheila.rush@ky.gov]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/Monroe-County-Ky-Historical-Genealogical-Society-Inc-Genealogy-Room-100426961463927/ Facebook]<br>[https://www.monroecounty2020.com/contact-us.html Website]<br><br>
'''South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 157<br>Glasgow, KY 42142-0157<br>[http://www.kyculturalcenter.org/ Website]<br><br>
 
== Websites ==
{{KY Websites Intro|Monroe}}
 
*[http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/ Monroe County KYGenWeb]
*[http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/KY/Monroe_County Monroe County USGenWeb Archives]
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]
*[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Monroe/ Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Monroe-County.htm Monroe County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy)
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1551|Kentucky|Monroe}}. 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 [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 
== Research Guides ==
{{KY Research Guides Intro|Monroe}}
 
== References ==
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Revision as of 11:53, 26 August 2010

Template:Stub United States  > Kentucky > Monroe County

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Monroe County Kentucky Courthouse.jpg

History[edit | edit source]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1820--Monroe County was created 19 January 1820 from Barren and Cumberland Counties.  County seat: Tompkinsville [1]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

'1863, 1887--Disasters destroyed most records.

Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Akersville Freetown Mount Hermon
Blythe Gamaliel Mud Lick
Boles Grandview Otia
Bugtussle Gum Tree Persimmon
Coe Harlan Crossroads Raydure
Cyclone Hestand Rockbridge
Emberton Jeffrey Sulphur Lick
Flippin Lamb Tompkinsville
Forkton Martinsburg Vernon
Fountain Run Meshack














Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

African American[edit | edit source]

The following have information concerning African American research.  Both should be used:

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.

  • Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date.  This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky. 
  • Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
  • Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
  • Monroe Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
  • Family History Library Catalog

References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).