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{{Adoption KYGenWeb}} This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.  
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== Record Finder Table for [STATE] ==
== Record Finder Table for Kentucky ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.  
=== Order of Records ===
=== Order of Records ===
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== List of Topics ==
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the [STATE] topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
This Record Finder table links to the Kentucky topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.


===Vital Events ===
===Vital Events ===
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| align="left" | Birth date and place
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| align="left" | Marriage place and date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Maiden name  
| align="left" | Maiden name  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | Living relatives
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}
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| align="left" | Immigration date  
| align="left" | Immigration date  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
|}
|}


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| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Kentucky Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]  
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]  
*[[[STATE] Taxation|Taxation]]
*[[Kentucky Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]  
*[[[STATE] Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Kentucky Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
|}
|}


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| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nationality or Race
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[African American Record Finder]]
*[[African American Resources for Kentucky|African Americans]]
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Kentucky|Indigenous Peoples]]
*[[Kentucky Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Periodicals|Periodicals]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[[STATE] Periodicals|Periodicals]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Census|Census]]
*[[Kentucky Census|Census]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Kentucky Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Kentucky Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
*[[[STATE] Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Kentucky Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[[STATE] Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Kentucky Societies|Societies]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Kentucky Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[[STATE] Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Kentucky Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[[STATE] Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Kentucky Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[[STATE] Directories|Directories]]
*[[Kentucky Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description  
| align="left" | Physical description  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Kentucky Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[[STATE] Biography|Biography]]  
*[[Kentucky Biography|Biography]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[[STATE] Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]
*[[Kentucky Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[[STATE] Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Kentucky Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[[STATE] Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Kentucky Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-  
|-  
|}
|}

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]

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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]

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Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

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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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Extinct Co.
Major
 Repositories
National Archives at Atlanta · Department for Libraries and Archives · Filson Historical Society Library · Kentucky Genealogical Society Library · Kentucky Historical Society · Boyd County Public Library · Daviess County Public Library · Eastern Kentucky University Library · Kenton County Public Library · Lexington Public Library]] · Murray State University Pogue Library · University of Kentucky King Library · Western Kentucky University Library Special Collections · Allen County Public Library · Bristol Public Library · Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library · Santa Cruz Public Library Downtown · University of Chicago Library · Virginia Historical Society · Wisconsin Historical Society
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