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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.
== County Courthouse  ==


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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)]]
|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 ==


=== Description ===
==== Parent County  ====
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 ===
1824, created from Hickman County.
{{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]
==== Boundary Changes  ====


=== McCracken County, Kentucky Record Dates ===
==== Record Loss ====
{{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 ===
== Places/Localities  ==
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


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==== Populated Places  ====
=== 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 ===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
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
== Resources  ==
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paducah,_Kentucky Paducah] (county seat)</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>
==== Cemeteries  ====
* 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>


| unincorp-col3=<div>
==== Church  ====
* Rossington
* Rowlandtown
* Rudolph
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Johns,_Kentucky Saint Johns]
* Shady Grove
* Sheehan Bridge
* Spring Hill
* Stiles Crossing
* Tyler
* West Future City
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Paducah,_Kentucky West Paducah]
* Woodlawn
* Woodville
* Wurth
* Yopp</div>


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==== Court  ====
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Farley,_Kentucky Farley]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendron,_Kentucky Hendron]</div>


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==== Land  ====
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massac,_Kentucky Massac]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reidland,_Kentucky Reidland]
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=== History Timeline ===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{KY Historical Timeline Intro|McCracken}}


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


=== Bible Records ===
==== Military  ====
{{KY Bible Intro|McCracken}}


*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html McCracken County, Kentucky Bibles] at USGenWeb Archives
==== Newspapers  ====


=== Biographies ===
==== Probate ====
{{KY Biographies Intro|McCracken}}


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


=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
==== Vital Records  ====
{{KY Business Records Intro|McCracken}}


=== Cemeteries ===
== Societies and Libraries&nbsp;  ==
{{KY Cemeteries Intro|McCracken}}


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== Web Sites  ==
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of McCracken, Kentucky''' online and in print</center>
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| width="20%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial Findagrave.com]
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.  
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/cemeteries.htm KYGenWeb]
*[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.]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/mccracken/toc.html KYGenWeb Archives]
*[http://usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/mccracken.html Tombstone Project]
*[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>
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*{{FSC|United States, Kentucky, McCracken - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=423033849|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
== References  ==
*[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]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/McCracken-county-kentucky-cemetery-records.htm Kentucky Cemeteries]
*[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>
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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
==== Civil War ====
{{KY Civil War Intro|McCracken}}
'''Online Records
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932371|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932398|Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2322 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry] — index (Free)
*'''1861-1865''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2344 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865] at [http://ancestry.com Ancestry]— index (Free)
*'''1912-1950''' {{RecordSearch|1916017|Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950}} at FamilySearch  - [[Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
{{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.
'''''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.
==== World War I ====
{{KY World War I Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/military/wwi/ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY]
==== Korean War ====
{{KY Korean War Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~kybath/korea.htm Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY], KYGenWeb
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{KY Naturalization Intro|McCracken}}
=== Newspapers ===
{{KY Newspapers Intro|McCracken}}
*'''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]
{{KY Newspaper abstracts|Appling}}
=== Obituaries ===
{{KY Obituaries Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://kykinfolk.com/kyfootsteps/ Kentucky Footsteps Archives], KYGenWeb
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/other/obits.html Kentucky Obituary Sources], KYGenWeb
*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy Database], Compiled by Charles Browning.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/ky/obitsky.htm Kentucky Obituaries], USGenWeb
*[http://sites.rootsweb.com/~obituary/ Obituary Daily Times], Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
*[http://www.tngenweb.org/madison/smith/jktsmith.htm#nca Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts]
=== Other Records ===
{{KY Other Records Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://www.kykinfolk.com/postcards/KyPostCards/KyPostCards.html Kentucky Postcards], USGenWeb
=== Periodicals ===
{{KY Periodicals Intro|McCracken}}
=== Probate Records ===
{{KY Probate Intro|McCracken}}
''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  ($) — index & images
*'''1825-1947''' {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books A to H (1825-1947)|access=browse}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1825-1947''' {{FSC|423499|item|disp=Wills, 1825-1947}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
=== School Records ===
{{KY Schools Intro|McCracken}}
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
=== Tax Records ===
{{KY Tax Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records],  Ancestry ($)
=== Vital Records ===
{{KY Vital Intro|McCracken}}
==== Birth ====
{{KY Birth Intro|McCracken}}
*'''1839-1960''' – {{RecordSearch|1674843|Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1852-1862''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1852-1862. Batch {{IGI|C517671}} at FamilySearch<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Igikentuckymz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf]].</ref>
*'''1874''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1874. Batch {{IGI|C517672}} at FamilySearch
*'''1875''' - McCracken County Birth Index 1875. Batch {{IGI|C517673}} at FamilySearch
*'''1911-1912''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
*'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
==== Marriage ====
{{KY Marriage Intro|McCracken}}
*'''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
==== Death ====
{{KY Death Intro|McCracken}}
*'''1843-1970''' – {{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
*'''1911-1965''' {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Kentucky Death Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1911-2000''' [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
*{{RecordSearch|1202535| The Social Security Death Index }} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project], Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
==== Divorce ====
{{KY Divorce Intro|McCracken}}
*'''1962-2005''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61049/ Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005] at Ancestry - index ($)
== Research Facilities ==
{{KY Research Facilities Intro|McCracken}}
=== Archives ===
{{KY Archives Intro|McCracken}}
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
*[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.
=== Libraries ===
{{KY Libraries Intro|McCracken}}
=== Museums ===
{{KY Museums Intro|McCracken}}
== Societies ==
{{KY Societies Intro|McCracken}}
'''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>
== Websites ==
{{KY Websites Intro|McCracken}}
*[http://kykinfolk.com/mccracken/ McCracken County KYGenWeb]
*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
*[http://kentucky.gov/Pages/home.aspx State of Kentucky Website]
*[http://usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html USGenWeb Kentucky Archives]
*[http://usgenweb.org The USGenWeb project] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/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
== Research Guides ==
{{KY Research Guides Intro|McCracken}}
== References ==
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1824, created from Hickman County.

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