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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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  |  | '''1820'''--Monroe County was created 19 January 1820 from [[Barren County, Kentucky|Barren]] and [[Cumberland County, Kentucky|Cumberland]] Counties.  '''County seat:''' Tompkinsville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>    | 
 | |organized= January 19, 1820
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 | |county seat= Tompkinsville
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 | |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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 | |county1= [[Allen County, Kentucky Genealogy|Allen]]
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 | |county2= [[Barren County, Kentucky Genealogy|Barren]]
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 | |county3= [[Clay County, Tennessee Genealogy|Clay (TN)]]
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 | |county4= [[Cumberland County, Kentucky Genealogy|Cumberland]]
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 | |county5= [[Macon County, Tennessee Genealogy|Macon (TN)]]
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 | |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 ==  |  | 
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 | === 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>
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 | === County Courthouse ===  |  | == Places/Localities  ==  | 
 | {{KY Courthouse Intro|Monroe}}
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 | '''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  ====  | 
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 | === Monroe County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===
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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]]'''
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 | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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 | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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 | | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''  |  | 
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 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852  |  | | Boles   | 
 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1863
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 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
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 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1863  |  | 
 | | width="14.2%" align="center" |1863
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 | | colspan="7" | <center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.</center>  |  | | Bugtussle   | 
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 | === Boundary Changes ===
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 | {{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.  
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 | *'''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>
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 | *[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
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 | *[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 ===
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 | 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].
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 | 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>    
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fountain_Run,_Kentucky Fountain Run]
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamaliel,_Kentucky Gamaliel]</div>
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 | | cities-col2=<div>
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tompkinsville,_Kentucky Tompkinsville] (county seat)</div>
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 | * Akersville
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 | * Blythe
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 | * Boles
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugtussle,_Kentucky Bugtussle]
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coe,_Kentucky Coe]
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone,_Kentucky Cyclone]
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 | * Emberton
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flippin,_Kentucky Flippin]
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 | * Forkton</div>
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 | * Freetown
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 | * Grandview
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gum_Tree,_Kentucky Gum Tree]
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 | * Harlan Crossroads
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hestand,_Kentucky Hestand]
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 | * Jeffrey
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb,_Kentucky Lamb]
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 | * Martinsburg
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 | * Meshack</div>
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 | | unincorp-col3=<div>  |  | 
 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hermon,_Kentucky Mount Hermon]
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud_Lick,_Kentucky Mud Lick]
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 | * Otia
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persimmon,_Kentucky Persimmon]
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 | * Pikesville
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 | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raydure,_Kentucky Raydure]
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 | * Rockbridge
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 | * Sulphur Lick
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 | * Vernon</div>
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 | === History Timeline ===
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 | {{KY Historical Timeline Intro|Monroe}}
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 | == Resources ==
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 | {{KY Resources Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Bible Records ===
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 | {{KY Bible Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/bibles/toc.html Kentucky Bible Archives] at USGenWeb Archives
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 | *[https://accessgenealogy.com/kentucky/kentucky-bible-records.htm Kentucky Bible Records] at Access Genealogy
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 | *[https://kentuckygenealogy.org/bible Kentucky Bible Records] at Kentucky Genealogy
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 | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/monroe/toc.html Monroe County Bible] at USGenWeb Archives
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 | *[http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/ Monroe County KY Genealogy] at KYKinFolk
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 | === Biographies  ===
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 | {{KY Biographies Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]
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 | === Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
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 | {{KY Business Records Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Cemeteries ===
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 | {{KY Cemeteries Intro|Monroe}}
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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   | 
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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]
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 | * [http://usgwarchives.net/ky/monroe/toc.html Archives]
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 | * [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/monroe.html Tombstone Project]
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 | * [http://www.kyhistory.org/cemetery.asp Kentucky Cemeteries]
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 | * [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]
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 | | 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]
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 | *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394357&reqParentsLabel=Monroe%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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 | | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky  Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>  |  | | Fountain Run   | 
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 | *Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
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 | *[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. 
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 | *[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database]
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 | *[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/ky/ African American Cemeteries Online], Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
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 | *[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project
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 | *[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
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 | *[http://www.raogk.org/kentucky.htm Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness], Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
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 | *[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.
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 | *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,
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 | *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.
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 | === Census Records ===
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 | {{KY Census Intro|Monroe}}
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 | {{Historical populations
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 | |footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]
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 | | 1830| 5340
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 | | 1840| 6526
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 | | 1850| 7756
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 | | 1860| 8551
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 | | 1870| 9231
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 | | 1880| 10741
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 | | 1890| 10989
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 | | 1900| 13053
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 | | 1910| 13663
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 | | 1920| 14214
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 | | 1930| 13077
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 | | 1940| 14070
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 | | 1950| 13770
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 | | 1960| 11799
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 | | 1970| 11642
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 | | 1980| 12353
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 | | 1990| 11401
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 | | 2000| 11756
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 | | 2010| 10963
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 | }}
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 | {{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]]  | 
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 | *[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb
  |  | == Resources  ==  | 
 | *[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm Census Images], USGenWeb
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 | *[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ KY Census Online], Links to online census records
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 | === Church Records ===  |  | ==== African American  ====  | 
 | {{KY Church Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder
  |  | The following have information concerning African American research.  Both should be used:    | 
 | *[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
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 | *[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]
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 | ===== Baptist =====
  |  | * [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}}.
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 | '''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
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 | *'''[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>
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 | === Court Records ===
  |  | * [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Minorities Kentucky Minorities] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.  | 
 | {{KY Court Intro|Monroe}}
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 | * '''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
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 | *[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov
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 | === 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 take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.   | 
 | {{KY Directories Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''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
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 | === Emigration and Immigration  ===
  |  | *Kentucky Historical Society [http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp Cemetery Search] can be searched by name, place and/or date.  This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.  <br>  | 
 | {{KY Emigration Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===  |  | *[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.  | 
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 | ==== African Americans ====  |  | *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,  | 
 | {{KY African Americans Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[[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 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 USGenWeb Tombstone Project] usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.   | 
 | *[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
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 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips], Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900  |  | 
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 | === 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 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.  | 
 | {{KY Funeral Homes Intro|Monroe}}
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 | * [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 list of 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.
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 | * [https://www.yokleytriblefuneralhome.com/ Yokley-Trible Funeral Home] in Tompkinsville.
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 | === Genealogies  ===  |  | ==== Church  ====  | 
 | {{KY Genealogies Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Guardianship ===  |  | ==== Court  ====  | 
 | {{KY Guardianship Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Land and Property Records ===  |  | ==== Land  ====  | 
 | {{KY Land Intro|Monroe}}
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 | ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
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 | *[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office]
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 | *[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]
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 | === Local Histories ===  |  | ==== Military  ====  | 
 | {{KY Histories Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Maps and Gazetteers ===  |  | ==== Newspapers  ====  | 
 | {{KY Maps Intro|Monroe}}
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 | {{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY Monroe County}}}}
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 | *[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)]
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 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
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 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
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 | *[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]]
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 | === Migration ===  |  | ==== Probate  ====  | 
 | {{KY Migration Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Military Records ===  |  | ==== Taxation  ====  | 
 | {{KY Military Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War
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 | {{KY Civil War Intro|Monroe}}
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 | '''Online Records
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 | *'''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
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 | *'''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
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 | *'''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)
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 | *'''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)
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 | *'''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
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 | ==== World War I ====  |  | == Web Sites  ==  | 
 | {{KY World War I Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]
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 | ==== 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  |  | 
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 | === Naturalization and Citizenship ===  |  | == References  ==  | 
 | {{KY Naturalization Intro|Monroe}}
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 | {{KY Newspapers Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''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 ($)
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 | *[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php USNPL, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
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 | *[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
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 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]
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 | {{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}
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 | === Obituaries ===
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 | {{KY Obituaries Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb
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 | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb
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 | *[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.
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 | *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb
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 | *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
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 | *[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]
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 | === Other Records ===
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 | {{KY Other Records Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb 
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 | === Periodicals ===
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 | {{KY Periodicals Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Probate Records ===
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 | {{KY Probate Intro|Monroe}}
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 | ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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 | *'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry  ($) — index & images
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 | *'''1861-1946''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to D (1861-1946)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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 | *'''1861-1946''' {{FSC|124527|item|disp=Wills, 1861-1946}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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 | *'''1862-1926''' {{FSC|124548|item|disp=Order Books, 1862-1926}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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 | *'''1881-1915''' {{FSC|124559|item|disp=Probate Records, 1881-1915}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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 | *[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]
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 | === School Records ===
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 | {{KY Schools Intro|Monroe}}
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 | ===Social Security Records===
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 | *'''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]].
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 | *'''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 ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
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 | *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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 | === Tax Records ===
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 | {{KY Tax Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records],  Ancestry ($)
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 | === Vital Records ===
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 | {{KY Vital Intro|Monroe}}
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 | ==== Birth ====
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 | {{KY Birth Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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 | *'''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>
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 | *'''1874''' - Monroe County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517772}} at FamilySearch 
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 | *'''1875''' - Monroe County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517773}} at FamilySearch
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 | *'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
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 | *'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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 | ==== Marriage ====
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 | {{KY Marriage Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
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 | *'''1785-1979''' – {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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 | *'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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 | *'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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 | *'''1852-1860''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|M517771}} at FamilySearch 
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 | *'''1875''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|M517774}} at FamilySearch
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 | *'''1876-1878''' - Monroe County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch {{IGI|M517775}} at FamilySearch
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 | *'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
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 | *'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
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 | *'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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 | ==== Death ====
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 | {{KY Death Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''1843-1970''' – {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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 | *'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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 | *'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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 | *'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
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 | *{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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 | *[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
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 | ==== Divorce ====
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 | {{KY Divorce Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)
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 | == Research Facilities ==
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 | {{KY Research Facilities Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Archives ===
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 | {{KY Archives Intro|Monroe}}
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 | '''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>
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 | === FamilySearch Centers ===
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 | {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
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 | *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/sulphur-well/206-mitchell-edwards-road Sulphur Well Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
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 | *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/tompkinsville/3055-radio-station-road Tompkinsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
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 | *[http://www.gcpl.info/ Green County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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 | === Libraries ===
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 | {{KY Libraries Intro|Monroe}}
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 | === Museums ===
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 | {{KY Museums Intro|Monroe}}
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 | == Societies ==
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 | {{KY Societies Intro|Monroe}}
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 | '''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>
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 | '''South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society'''<br>PO Box 157<br>Glasgow, KY 42142-0157<br>[http://www.kyculturalcenter.org/ Website]<br><br>
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 | == Websites ==
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 | {{KY Websites Intro|Monroe}}
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 | *[http://kykinfolk.com/monroe/ Monroe County KYGenWeb]
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 | *[http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/KY/Monroe_County Monroe County USGenWeb Archives] 
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 | *[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
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 | *[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]
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 | *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]
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 | *[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
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 | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Monroe/ Monroe County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
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 | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/Monroe-County.htm Monroe County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy)
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 | *{{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
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 | == Research Guides ==
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 | {{KY Research Guides Intro|Monroe}}
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