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This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
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#In column 1 select a research goal.
== Record Finder Table for Kentucky ==
#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
=== Order of Records ===
#Then look in the section of this outline that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog. Some records are not at the library.
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


<br>'''Note: '''Records of previous research (genealogies, biographies, histories, periodicals, and societies) are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful. <br>
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


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===Vital Events ===
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|-
| '''1. If you need information about'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| '''2. Look first in'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| '''3. Then search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
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|-
| Adoptions
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Court Records, Vital Records, Guardianship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Probate Records, Church Records, Census
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
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| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Vital Records, Military Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records, Bible Records
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
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===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Birth place
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Cemeteries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Boundaries and origins
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Maps, Gazetteers
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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|-
| Children
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Guardianship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Church Records, Bible Records, Court Records, Land and Property
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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|-
| Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Biography, History, Emigration and Immigration, Military Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries, Probate Records, Funeral Homes
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Land and Property
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records, Newspapers  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Obituaries
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Emigration
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Biography, History, Minorities, Societies
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Ethnic background
| align="left" | Residence
| Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, Church Records, Periodicals, Census
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| History, Periodicals, Gazetteers
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Maps, Land and Property
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Immigration date
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Court Records, Biography, History
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
|-
*[[African American Record Finder]]
| Living relatives
*[[African American Resources for Kentucky|African Americans]]
| Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Kentucky|Indigenous Peoples]]
| Court Records, Census, Funeral Homes
*[[Kentucky Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|-
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Maiden name
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
| Church Records, Military Records, Funeral Homes, Cemeteries
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| Marriage information
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
| Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Census, Church Records
 
| Probate Records, Military Records, Divorce Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
|-
| Migration
| Emigration and Immigration, Maps, Census, Biography
| History, Land and Property, Military Records, Minorities
|-
| Naturalization
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Voting Registers
| Court Records, Biography, History
|-
| Occupations
| Occupations, Census, Directories
| Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography, Emigration and Immigration
|-
| Other family members
| Census, Newspapers, Obituaries, Probate Records
| Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records, Funeral Homes
|-
| Parents
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Census, Guardianship
| Probate Records, Funeral Homes, Church Records, Bible Records
|-
| Physical description
| Military Records, Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| Biography, History
|-
| Place-finding aids
| Maps, Gazetteers, History
| Periodicals, Archives and Libraries
|-
| Places of residence
| Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Biography
| Land and Property, Naturalization and Citizenship, Public Records
|-
| Place of residence when you know only the state
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Taxation
|-
|-
| Previous research
| align="left" | Occupation
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Archives and Libraries
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Religion
| Archives and Libraries, Church Records, Periodicals
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Societies, For Further Reading
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Social activities
| Church Records, Vital Records, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Cemeteries, Funeral Homes
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Social activities
| align="left" | Physical description
| Societies, Newspapers, Obituaries, Biography  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Cemeteries, Directories
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
|}
=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 15 April 2024

Kentucky Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Kentucky Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources 
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.

Record Finder Table for Kentucky[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption[edit | edit source]

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.

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