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| {{Locality | | {{Kentucky-stub}} ''[[United States|United States ]] > [[Kentucky|Kentucky]] > McCracken County'' <br> |
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| Guide to '''McCracken County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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| | == History == |
| <center><div id="fsButtons"><span class="online_records_button">[[Kentucky Online Genealogy Records]]</span></div></center>
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| | ==== Parent County ==== |
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| <center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
| | '''1824'''--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824 from [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman]] County. '''County seat:''' Paducah <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
| |organized= December 17, 1824
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| |county seat= Paducah
| | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
| |parent county= [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]]<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= [[Ballard County, Kentucky Genealogy|Ballard]]
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| |county2= [[Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy|Carlisle]]
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| |county3= [[Graves County, Kentucky Genealogy|Graves]]
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| |county4= [[Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy|Livingston]]
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| |county5= [[Marshall County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marshall]]
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| |county6= [[Massac County, Illinois Genealogy|Massac (IL)]]
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| |county7= [[Pulaski County, Illinois Genealogy|Pulaski (IL)]]</br><center>[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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| == County Information == | |
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| === Description === | | ==== Record Loss ==== |
| The county was named for Virgil McCracken. The county is located in the southwest area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "McCracken County, Kentucky" in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky."</ref>
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| === County Courthouse === | | == Places/Localities == |
| {{KY Courthouse Intro|McCracken}}
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| '''McCracken County Courthouse'''<br>132 S 4th Street<br>Paducah, KY 42001<br>Phone: 270-335-5168<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), McCracken County, Kentucky page 273, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>[http://mccrackencountyclerk.net/ McCracken County Website]
| | ==== Populated Places ==== |
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| === McCracken County, Kentucky Record Dates ===
| | {| class="FCK__ShowTableBorders" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" width="710" align="left" border="0" |
| {{KY Record Dates Intro|McCracken}}
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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), McCracken 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> | | | Avondale Heights |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195520&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Future+City&columns=*,0,0 Future City] |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195526&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Lone+Oak&columns=*,0,0 Lone Oak] |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195531&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Riverview&columns=*,0,0 Riverview] |
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]''' | | | Camelia |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195521&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Grahamville&columns=*,0,0 Grahamville] |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195527&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Massac&columns=*,0,0 Massac] |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]''' | | | Rossington |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]''' | |
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| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852 | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195518&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Cecil&columns=*,0,0 Cecil] |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1825
| | | Hardmoney |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
| | | Maxon |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1825
| | | Rowlandtown |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1825 | |
| | width="14.2%" align="center" |1825 | |
| | 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> | | | Chiles |
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| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195522&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Heath&columns=*,0,0 Heath] |
| | | | Maxon Crossing |
| === Record Loss === | | | Saint Johns |
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| There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
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| === Boundary Changes ===
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| {{KY Boundary Changes Intro|McCracken}}
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| | | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195519&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Concord&columns=*,0,0 Concord] |
| *'''1824'''--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824 from [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]] County.<br>
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195523&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+High+Point&columns=*,0,0 High Point] |
| *'''County seat:''' Paducah<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>
| | | Oakdale |
| *[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
| | | Stiles Crossing |
| *[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,145,c,mccracken.cfm Hometown Locator].
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| The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "McCracken County, Kentucky," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky, accessed 31 August 2018.</ref>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky Paducah] (county seat)</div>
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| * Avondale Heights
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| * Bryans Ford
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| * Camelia
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| * Cecil
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| * Ceredo
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| * Chiles
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| * Cimota City
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| * Concord
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| * Crawford Lake
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| * Epperson
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| * Forest Hill
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| * Freemont
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| * Futrell
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_City,_Kentucky Future City]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grahamville,_Kentucky Grahamville]
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| * Hardmoney</div>
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| * Heath
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| * High Point
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| * Hinkleville
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| * Hovekamp
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| * Kauffman
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| * Krebs
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| * Lamont
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| * Littleville
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Oak,_Kentucky Lone Oak]
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| * Maxon
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| * Maxon Crossing
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melber,_Kentucky Melber]
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| * Oakdale
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| * Oaks
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| * Ragland
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| * Riverview</div>
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| * Rossington
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| * Rowlandtown
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| * Rudolph
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Kentucky Saint Johns] | |
| * Shady Grove
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| * Sheehan Bridge
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| * Spring Hill
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| * Stiles Crossing
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| * Tyler
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| * West Future City
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Paducah,_Kentucky West Paducah]
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| * Woodlawn
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| * Woodville
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| * Wurth
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| * Yopp</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley,_Kentucky Farley]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendron,_Kentucky Hendron]</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massac,_Kentucky Massac]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reidland,_Kentucky Reidland]
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| === History Timeline === | |
| {{KY Historical Timeline Intro|McCracken}}
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| == Resources ==
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| {{KY Resources Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Bible Records ===
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| {{KY Bible Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html McCracken County, Kentucky Bibles] at USGenWeb Archives | |
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| === Biographies ===
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| {{KY Biographies Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]
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| *All of the family biographies from the 1885 History of McCracken County, Kentucky by Battle, Perrin, and Kniffin are available free online on [http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/kentucky-counties/kentucky-biographies-by-county.html My Genealogy Hound]
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
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| {{KY Business Records Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Cemeteries ===
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| {{KY Cemeteries Intro|McCracken}}
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| | colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of McCracken, Kentucky''' online and in print</center> | | | Epperson |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195524&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Ingleside&columns=*,0,0 Ingleside] |
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| | | Tyler |
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| | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center> | | | Forest Hill |
| |bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" | | | | Krebs |
| | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195528&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Paducah&columns=*,0,0 Paducah] |
| *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195532&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+West+Paducah&columns=*,0,0 West Paducah] |
| *[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/cemeteries.htm KYGenWeb]
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| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html KYGenWeb Archives]
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| *[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken.html Tombstone Project]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves] | |
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| | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>''' Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center> | | | Freemont |
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| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195525&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Lamont&columns=*,0,0 Lamont] |
| | | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195529&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Ragland&columns=*,0,0 Ragland] |
| *{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, McCracken - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=423033849|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
| | | Woodlawn |
| *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+McCracken+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
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| | width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/McCracken-County?id=county_1061 Findagrave.com]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves] | |
| *[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/McCracken-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%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> | | | Futrell |
| | | Littleville |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195530&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Reidland&columns=*,0,0 Reidland] |
| | | [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195533&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Woodville&columns=*,0,0 Woodville] |
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| The following web sites have additional information on McCracken county cemeteries.
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| *[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county.
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| *[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project
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| === Census Records ===
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| {{KY Census Intro|McCracken}}
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| |footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]
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| | 1830| 1297
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| | 1840| 4745
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| | 1850| 6067
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| | 1860| 10360
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| | 1870| 13988
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| | 1880| 16262
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| | 1890| 21051
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| | 1900| 28733
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| | 1910| 35064
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| | 1920| 37246
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| | 1930| 46271
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| | 1940| 48534
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| | 1950| 49137
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| | 1960| 57306
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| | 1970| 58281
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| | 1980| 61310
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| | 1990| 62879
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| | 2000| 65514
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| | 2010| 65565
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| *[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb
| | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
| *[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 ===
| | *[[Ballard County, Kentucky|Ballard]] |
| {{KY Church Intro|McCracken}}
| | *[[Carlisle County, Kentucky|Carlisle]] |
| | *[[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves]] |
| | *[[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston]] |
| | *[[Marshall County, Kentucky|Marshall]] |
| | *[[Massac County, Illinois|Massac County, Illinois]] |
| | *[[Pulaski County, Illinois|Pulaski County, Illinois]] |
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| *[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder
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| *[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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| '''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
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| *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
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| === Court Records === | | ==== African American ==== |
| {{KY Court Intro|McCracken}}
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| * '''1825-1869''' {{FSC|434645|item|disp=County Court Orders of McCracken County (Kentucky) 1825-1869}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
| | The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used: |
| * '''1895-1941''' {{FSC|837156|item|disp=Court Orders, 1895-1941}}(*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| *'''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 ===
| | * [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Research African American Research] (US) has more information about the kinds of records |
| {{KY Directories Intro|McCracken}}
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| *'''1890-1891''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5331 Paducah, Kentucky Directory, 1890-91] at Ancestry ($) | |
| *'''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 ===
| | * [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Minorities Kentucky Minorities] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans. |
| {{KY Emigration Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups === | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
| {{KY Ethnic Groups Intro|McCracken}}
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| ==== African Americans ====
| | 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 African Americans Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records available | | *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> |
| *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/ The KY African American Griots Project]
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| *[[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 === | | *[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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| * [https://www.cremationsocietyofpaducah.com/ Cremation Society of Paducah] in Paducah. | | *Find A Grave also gives a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1061 list of cemeteries in McCracken County] and links to the information for the individuals buried there, |
| * [https://www.hughesfuneral.com/ Hughes Funeral Home] in Paducah.
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| * [https://www.kgfuneral.com/ Keeling and Goodman Funeral Home] in Paducah.
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| * [https://www.lindseyfuneral.com/ Lindsey Funeral Home] in Paducah.
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| * [https://www.milnerandorr.com/ Milner and Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Paducah.
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| * [https://www.pettusrowlandfh.com/ Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home, LLC] in Paducah.
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| === Genealogies ===
| | *[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 |
| {{KY Genealogies Intro|McCracken}}
| | *[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken McCracken 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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| *'''[Flournoy]''' Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241797 Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241809 Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241823 Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241854 Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241867 Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241923 Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416]; [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4241942 Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101]. Digitized by JSTOR - free. | | *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=654119&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C++McCracken++%2D++Cemeteries&columns=*,0,0 some records of cemeteries in McCracken 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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| === Guardianship === | | *[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=4163&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=42&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk list of McCracken 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. |
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| === Land and Property Records === | | ==== Church ==== |
| {{KY Land Intro|McCracken}}
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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 === | | ==== Court ==== |
| {{KY Histories Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ The Archives of Appalachia]
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| *''The Story of Paducah.'' 1920. By Fred G. Neuman. Paducah, Ky.: Young Printing Company. '''Online at:''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/392540-the-story-of-paducah?offset=1 FamilySearch Digital Library].
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| === Maps and Gazetteers === | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
| {{KY Maps Intro|McCracken}}
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| {{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY McCracken 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=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%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 === | | ==== Maps ==== |
| {{KY Migration Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Military Records === | | ==== Military ==== |
| {{KY Military Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War
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| {{KY Civil War Intro|McCracken}}
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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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| {{KY Civil War Regiments|McCracken}}<br>
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| :- [[4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)|4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)]], Company C.
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| :- [[12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies I, K, L and M.
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| :- [[15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies A, B, C, D, E and F.
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| '''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>
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| The following Civil War battle was fought in McCracken County:<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles.htm Civil War Battles]. Filter by state or battle name.</ref>
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| *March 25, 1864 - Paducah.
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| *[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.
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| ==== World War I ==== | | == Societies and Libraries == |
| {{KY World War I Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]
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| ==== Korean War ==== | | == Web Sites == |
| {{KY Korean War Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship ===
| | *USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. |
| {{KY Naturalization Intro|McCracken}}
| | *[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=195517&subject_disp=Kentucky%2C+McCracken&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog] |
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| === Newspapers ===
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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 ($) | |
| *[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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| === Obituaries ===
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| {{KY Obituaries Intro|McCracken}}
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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|McCracken}}
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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|McCracken}}
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| === Probate Records ===
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| {{KY Probate Intro|McCracken}}
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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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| *'''1825-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to H (1825-1947)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1825-1947''' {{FSC|423499|item|disp=Wills, 1825-1947}}(*); 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|McCracken}}
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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|McCracken}}
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| *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records], Ancestry ($)
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| === Vital Records ===
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| {{KY Vital Intro|McCracken}}
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| ==== Birth ====
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| {{KY Birth Intro|McCracken}}
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| *'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1852-1862''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch {{IGI|C517671}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref>
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| *'''1874''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517672}} at FamilySearch
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| *'''1875''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517673}} at FamilySearch
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| *'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
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| *'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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| ==== Marriage ====
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| {{KY Marriage Intro|McCracken}}
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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 ($)
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| *'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
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| *'''1852-1860''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|M517671}} at FamilySearch
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| *'''1875-1876''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch {{IGI|M517674}} at FamilySearch
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| *'''1876-1879''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch {{IGI|M517675}} at FamilySearch
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| *'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
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| *'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
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| *'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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| ==== Death ====
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| {{KY Death Intro|McCracken}}
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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 ($) — index | |
| *'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| *'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
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| *{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
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| ==== Divorce ====
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| {{KY Divorce Intro|McCracken}}
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| *'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)
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| == Research Facilities ==
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| {{KY Research Facilities Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Archives ===
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| {{KY Archives Intro|McCracken}}
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| {{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/fulton/501-wells-avenue Fulton Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/murray/602-south-16th-street Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/paducah/320-birch-street Paducah Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.gravescountypubliclibrary.org/ Graves County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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| *[https://www.mclib.net/ McCracken County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
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| {{KY Libraries Intro|McCracken}}
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| === Museums ===
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| == Societies ==
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| {{KY Societies Intro|McCracken}}
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| '''McCracken County Genealogical and Historical Society'''<br>PO Box 7651<br>Paducah, KY 42002-7651<br>[http://www.kykinfolk.com/mccracken/genealogy/genealogical.society.html Website]<br><br>
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| == Websites ==
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| {{KY Websites Intro|McCracken}}
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| *[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]
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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/McCracken/ McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/McCracken/ McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
| *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/KY/McCracken-County.htm McCracken County KY Genealogy] (Kentucky Genealogy)
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|1544|Kentucky|McCracken}}. 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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