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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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<center>{{Infobox U.S. County 2016
|organized= December 17, 1824
|county seat= Paducah
|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]]
|county2= [[Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy|Carlisle]]
|county3= [[Graves County, Kentucky Genealogy|Graves]]
|county4= [[Livingston County, Kentucky Genealogy|Livingston]]
|county5= [[Marshall County, Kentucky Genealogy|Marshall]]
|county6= [[Massac County, Illinois Genealogy|Massac (IL)]]
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== County Information ==
 
=== Description ===
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>
 
=== County Courthouse ===
{{KY Courthouse Intro|McCracken}}
 
'''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]
 
=== McCracken County, Kentucky Record Dates  ===
{{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>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1852
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1825
| 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>
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=== Record Loss ===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
 
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=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KY Boundary Changes Intro|McCracken}}
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*'''1824'''--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824 from [[Hickman County, Kentucky Genealogy|Hickman]] County.<br>
*'''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>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KY_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kentucky Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KY Kentucky Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes
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=== Populated Places ===
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kentucky.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,145,c,mccracken.cfm Hometown Locator].
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> 
 
{{populated places
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky Paducah] (county seat)</div>
| cities-col2=<div></div>
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* Avondale Heights
* Bryans Ford
* Camelia
* Cecil
* Ceredo
* Chiles
* Cimota City
* Concord
* Crawford Lake
* Epperson
* Forest Hill
* Freemont
* Futrell
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_City,_Kentucky Future City]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grahamville,_Kentucky Grahamville]
* Hardmoney</div>
 
| unincorp-col2=<div>
* Heath
* High Point
* Hinkleville
* Hovekamp
* Kauffman
* Krebs
* Lamont
* Littleville
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Oak,_Kentucky Lone Oak]
* Maxon
* Maxon Crossing
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melber,_Kentucky Melber]
* Oakdale
* Oaks
* Ragland
* Riverview</div>


{{Infobox U.S. County
| unincorp-col3=<div>
| county = McCracken County
* Rossington
| adoption_sign = Adoption KYGenWeb
* Rowlandtown
| custom_text = <center>County Coordinator<br>'''[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken Co. KYGenWeb]'''</center>
* Rudolph
| county_map = McCracken_County_svg.png
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Kentucky Saint Johns]
| state = Kentucky
* Shady Grove
| state_map = Kentucky.png
* Sheehan Bridge
| founded year = 1824
* Spring Hill
| founded date = December 17
* Stiles Crossing
| seat wl = Paducah
* Tyler
}}
* West Future City
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Paducah,_Kentucky West Paducah]
* Woodlawn
* Woodville
* Wurth
* Yopp</div>


''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[Kentucky]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]&nbsp; [[McCracken County, Kentucky|McCracken County]]''
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley,_Kentucky Farley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendron,_Kentucky Hendron]</div>


== County Courthouse  ==
| census-col2=<div>
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massac,_Kentucky Massac]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reidland,_Kentucky Reidland]
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[[Image:{{KYMcCrackencourthouse}}]]
=== History Timeline ===
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|McCracken}}


== History  ==
== Resources ==
{{KY Resources Intro|McCracken}}


==== Parent County  ====
=== Bible Records ===
{{KY Bible Intro|McCracken}}


'''1824'''--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824&nbsp;from [[Hickman County, Kentucky|Hickman]] County.&nbsp;&nbsp;'''County seat:'''&nbsp;Paducah <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html McCracken County, Kentucky Bibles] at USGenWeb Archives


==== Boundary Changes ====
=== Biographies ===
{{KY Biographies Intro|McCracken}}


==== Record Loss  ====
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/kybiog/ Kentucky Biographies Project]
*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]


== Places/Localities  ==
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{KY Business Records Intro|McCracken}}


==== Populated Places  ====
=== Cemeteries ===
{{KY Cemeteries Intro|McCracken}}


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| Avondale Heights
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of McCracken, Kentucky''' online and in print</center>
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Future+City|subject|disp=Future City}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Lone+Oak|subject|disp=Lone Oak}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Riverview|subject|disp=Riverview}}
|-
|-
| Camelia
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Grahamville|subject|disp=Grahamville}}
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Massac|subject|disp=Massac}}
 
| Rossington
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/cemeteries.htm KYGenWeb]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html KYGenWeb Archives]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken.html Tombstone Project]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search# BillionGraves]
|-
|-
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Cecil|subject|disp=Cecil}}  
| 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>
| Hardmoney
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black"|
| Maxon
 
| Rowlandtown
*{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, McCracken - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=423033849|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+McCracken+Kentucky&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
|-
|-
| Chiles
| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Heath|subject|disp=Heath}}
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" |  
| Maxon Crossing
 
| Saint Johns
*[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery-browse/USA/Kentucky/McCracken-County?id=county_1061 Findagrave.com]
|-
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
| Cimota City
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/McCracken-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries]
| Hendron
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394358&reqParentsLabel=McCracken%2C%20Kentucky%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
| Melber
| Shady Grove
|-
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Concord|subject|disp=Concord}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+High+Point|subject|disp=High Point}}
| Oakdale
| Stiles Crossing
|-
| Epperson
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Ingleside|subject|disp=Ingleside}}
| Oaks
| Tyler
|-
| Forest Hill
| Krebs
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Paducah|subject|disp=Paducah}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+West+Paducah|subject|disp=West Paducah}}
|-
| Freemont
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Lamont|subject|disp=Lamont}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Ragland|subject|disp=Ragland}}
| Woodlawn
|-
|-
| Futrell
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kentucky Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
| Littleville
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Reidland|subject|disp=Reidland}}
| {{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken%2C+Woodville|subject|disp=Woodville}}
|}
|}


==== Neighboring Counties ====
The following web sites have additional information on McCracken county cemeteries.
 
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ky/index.htm Interment.net], Kentucky cemetery records by county.
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten], The Eastern State Hospital Project
 
=== Census Records ===
{{KY Census Intro|McCracken}}
 
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCracken_County,_Kentucky "Wikipedia.org".]
| 1830| 1297
| 1840| 4745
| 1850| 6067
| 1860| 10360
| 1870| 13988
| 1880| 16262
| 1890| 21051
| 1900| 28733
| 1910| 35064
| 1920| 37246
| 1930| 46271
| 1940| 48534
| 1950| 49137
| 1960| 57306
| 1970| 58281
| 1980| 61310
| 1990| 62879
| 2000| 65514
| 2010| 65565
}}
 
{{Census|Kentucky}}
 
*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930], USGenWeb
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm Census Images], USGenWeb
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ KY Census Online], Links to online census records
 
=== Church Records ===
{{KY Church Intro|McCracken}}
 
*[https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ky Christian Church Directory for Kentucky] at ChurchFinder
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[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>
 
=== Court Records ===
{{KY Court Intro|McCracken}}
 
* '''1825-1869''' {{FSC|434645|item|disp=County Court Orders of McCracken County (Kentucky) 1825-1869}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
* '''1895-1941''' {{FSC|837156|item|disp=Court Orders, 1895-1941}}(*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*'''1785-1792''' [http://www.kykinfolk.com/court/court.htm Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky, 1785-1792] at KYKinFolk.com - index
*[https://kycourts.gov/ Kentucky Court of Justice] at KYCourts.gov
 
=== Directories ===
{{KY Directories Intro|McCracken}}
*'''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
 
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{KY Emigration Intro|McCracken}}
 
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{KY Ethnic Groups Intro|McCracken}}
 
==== African Americans ====
{{KY African Americans Intro|McCracken}}
 
*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kyafamer/ The KY African American Griots Project]
*[[Kentucky Minorities|Kentucky Minorities]] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips], Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900
 
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{KY Funeral Homes Intro|McCracken}}
 
* [https://www.cremationsocietyofpaducah.com/ Cremation Society of Paducah] in Paducah.
* [https://www.hughesfuneral.com/ Hughes Funeral Home] in Paducah.
* [https://www.kgfuneral.com/ Keeling and Goodman Funeral Home] in Paducah.
* [https://www.lindseyfuneral.com/ Lindsey Funeral Home] in Paducah.
* [https://www.milnerandorr.com/ Milner and Orr Funeral Home and Cremation Services] in Paducah.
* [https://www.pettusrowlandfh.com/ Pettus-Rowland Funeral Home, LLC] in Paducah.
 
=== Genealogies  ===
{{KY Genealogies Intro|McCracken}}
 
*'''[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.
 
=== Guardianship ===
{{KY Guardianship Intro|McCracken}}
 
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{KY Land Intro|McCracken}}
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/admin/land/Pages/default.aspx The KY Land Office]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
=== Local Histories ===
{{KY Histories Intro|McCracken}}
 
*[https://www.etsu.edu/cas/cass/archives/ The Archives of Appalachia]
*''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].
 
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{KY Maps Intro|McCracken}}
{{KY Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KY McCracken County}}}}
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kentucky/ Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=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]]
 
=== Migration ===
{{KY Migration Intro|McCracken}}
 
=== Military Records ===
{{KY Military Intro|McCracken}}
 
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kymil/ Military Resources], Revolutionary War through Civil War


*[[Ballard County, Kentucky|Ballard]]
==== Civil War ====
*[[Carlisle County, Kentucky|Carlisle]]  
{{KY Civil War Intro|McCracken}}
*[[Graves County, Kentucky|Graves]]  
'''Online Records
*[[Livingston County, Kentucky|Livingston]]
*'''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
*[[Marshall County, Kentucky|Marshall]]  
*'''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
*[[Massac County, Illinois|Massac County, Illinois]]  
*'''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)
*[[Pulaski County, Illinois|Pulaski County, Illinois]]
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (Free)
*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch  - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


== Resources  ==
{{KY Civil War Regiments|McCracken}}<br>
:- [[4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)|4th Regiment, Kentucky Mounted Infantry (Union)]], Company C.
:- [[12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies I, K, L and M.
:- [[15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)|15th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union)]], Companies A, B, C, D, E and F.


==== African American Research  ====
'''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>
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>
*March 25, 1864 - Paducah.
*[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.


The following have information concerning African American research.&nbsp; Both should be used:
==== World War I ====
{{KY World War I Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kyafamer/ the KY African American Griots Project] ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
==== Korean War ====
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/history/hangings.html Sandi Gorin's Tips] ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
{{KY Korean War Intro|McCracken}}
*&nbsp;[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb
*&nbsp;[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Minorities Kentucky Minorities] has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.&nbsp;


==== Biographies  ====
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{KY Naturalization Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/ KY Biographies] ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
=== Newspapers ===
{{KY Newspapers Intro|McCracken}}


==== Cemeteries  ====
*'''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
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html World-Newspapers, Kentucky], Kentucky newspaper index with links
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]


{{RAOGKcemetery}}Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}


*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken.html McCracken Co. KY&nbsp;USGenWeb Tombstone Project] usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.&nbsp;
=== Obituaries ===
*[http://205.204.134.47/cemetery.asp The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database]
{{KY Obituaries Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://africanamericancemeteries.com/KY/ African American Cemeteries Online]&nbsp;~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-KY-NDX.html Cemetery Junction]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Links to cemetery transcriptions
*[http://kykinfolk.com/esh/ Naming the Forgotten] ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
*[http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/kentucky.htm Kentucky Cemeteries] lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky&nbsp;Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
*Find A Grave also gives&nbsp;a [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=19&CScnty=1061 list of cemeteries in&nbsp;McCracken County] and links to the &nbsp;information&nbsp;for the&nbsp;individuals buried there,
*The [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] lists {{FHL|654119|subject-id|disp=some&nbsp;records of&nbsp;cemeteries in&nbsp;McCracken&nbsp; County.}}&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=4163&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=42&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk&nbsp;list of&nbsp;McCracken&nbsp; 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.


==== Census  ====
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb
*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb


{{USCensusPop
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
| 1830= 1297
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]
| 1840= 4745
| 1850= 6067
| 1860= 10360
| 1870= 13988
| 1880= 16262
| 1890= 21051
| 1900= 28733
| 1910= 35064
| 1920= 37246
| 1930= 46271
| 1940= 48534
| 1950= 49137
| 1960= 57306
| 1970= 58281
| 1980= 61310
| 1990= 62879
| 2000= 65514
| estimate=
| estyear=
| estref=
| footnote=http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21145.txt
}}


=== Other Records ===
{{KY Other Records Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ USGenWeb Census Project] ~ Kentucky&nbsp; Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb  
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_ke.htm The USGenWeb Census Images] ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
*[http://www.usgwcensus.org/states/kentucky/ Kentucky Census Transcriptions] ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
*[http://www.census-online.com/links/KY/ Census Online] ~ Census Online


==== Church  ====
=== Periodicals ===
{{KY Periodicals Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.churchangel.com/kentucky.htm Kentucky Christian Church Directory] ~ ChurchAngel
=== Probate Records ===
*[http://www.cdlex.org/index.cfm/NewsItem?ID=54078&From=Home Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington]
{{KY Probate Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://www.archlou.org/Parishes Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville]


==== Court ====
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1774-1989''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9066 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989] at Ancestry  ($) — index & images
*'''1825-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to H (1825-1947)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1825-1947''' {{FSC|423499|item|disp=Wills, 1825-1947}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/court/court.htm Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases] Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
*[http://courts.ky.gov/research/ Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; Reference]


==== Land  ====
=== School Records ===
{{KY Schools Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.sos.ky.gov/land/ The KY Land Office]
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


==== Local Histories  ====
=== Tax Records ===
{{KY Tax Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.etsu.edu/cass/archives/ ~ The Archives of Appalachia]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records],  Ancestry ($)


==== Maps  ====
=== Vital Records ===
{{KY Vital Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/maps.html KYGenWeb compiled list of maps]
==== Birth ====
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/kymap.html Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site]
{{KY Birth Intro|McCracken}}


==== Military  ====
*'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1852-1862''' - 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>
*'''1874''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517672}} at FamilySearch
*'''1875''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517673}} at FamilySearch
*'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index


*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymil/ Military Resources] ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
==== Marriage ====
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial] Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
{{KY Marriage Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY] ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
*'''1609-2016''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
*'''1785-1979''' – {{RecordSearch|1674849|Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1785-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20622/kentucky-marriages?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*'''1797-1954''' {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1852-1860''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch {{IGI|M517671}} at FamilySearch
*'''1875-1876''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1875-1876. Batch {{IGI|M517674}} at FamilySearch
*'''1876-1879''' - McCracken County Marriage Index 1876-1879. Batch {{IGI|M517675}} at FamilySearch
*'''1973-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
*'''1973-2000''' [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
*'''1960-1993''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10082/kentucky-marriages-1960-1993?s=275764761 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993] at MyHeritage ($) — index


==== Miscellaneous  ====
==== Death ====
{{KY Death Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards] ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
*'''1843-1970''' – {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ The KYGenWeb Footsteps] ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
*'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates


==== Newspapers  ====
==== Divorce ====
{{KY Divorce Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.usnpl.com/kynews.php Kentucky News]&nbsp; -&nbsp; Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
*'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)
*[http://www.world-newspapers.com/kentucky.html Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links]
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/ukfilm.html Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm]&nbsp;&nbsp; -&nbsp;&nbsp; Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm


==== Obituaries  ====
== Research Facilities ==
{{KY Research Facilities Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ KY Footsteps Archives] ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
=== Archives ===
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html KY Obituary Sources] ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
{{KY Archives Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/kentucky_newspaper_obituaries.htm Links to research and locate obituaries]
*[http://browning.evcpl.lib.in.us/ Browning Genealogy Database] ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project]&nbsp;&nbsp;~&nbsp; Kentucky Obituary Project
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/drdb/ Afrigeneas] ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
*[http://www.daddezio.com/obituary/depot/OB-KY-NDX.html Obituary Depot&nbsp;] ~&nbsp; Kentucky Newspaper Citations
*[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times&nbsp;] ~&nbsp; Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Advocate] ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate


==== Probate  ====
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}


==== Taxation  ====
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/fulton/501-wells-avenue Fulton Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/murray/602-south-16th-street Murray Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ky/paducah/320-birch-street Paducah Kentucky FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.gravescountypubliclibrary.org/ Graves County Public Library] - an affiliate library.
*[https://www.mclib.net/ McCracken County Public Library] - an affiliate library.


==== Vital Records  ====
=== Libraries ===
{{KY Libraries Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project] Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
=== Museums ===
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674843&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Births &amp; Christenings] ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
{{KY Museums Intro|McCracken}}
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674848&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Deaths &amp; Burials] ~ KY Deaths &amp; Burials 1843 - 1970
*[https://familysearch.org/s/collection/show#uri=http://search-api:8080/searchapi/search/collection/1674849&hash=Mrd8SMocDIIen2Q83tu%252B82PRagg%253D KY Marriage Records] ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Vital Records] ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths &amp; Marriages
*[http://userdb.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records&nbsp; 1973 - 2000]&nbsp; ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
*[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ KY Divorces 1973 - 1993] ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi The Social Security Death Index] The Social Security Death Index - Searchable


==== Societies and Libraries  ====
== Societies ==
{{KY Societies Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies]
'''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>


==== Web Sites  ====
== Websites ==
{{KY Websites Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]  
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select&nbsp;the county.  
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kencucky Website]  
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives] ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]
*[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
*[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*{{FHL|Kentucky%2C+McCracken|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}}
*[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)
*{{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


== References  ==
== Research Guides ==
{{KY Research Guides Intro|McCracken}}


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