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Revision as of 21:18, 4 November 2010
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
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History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1824--McCracken County was created 17 December 1824 from Hickman County. County seat: Paducah [1]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
| Avondale Heights | Future City | Lone Oak | Riverview |
| Camelia | Grahamville | Massac | Rossington |
| Cecil | Hardmoney | Maxon | Rowlandtown |
| Chiles | Heath | Maxon Crossing | Saint Johns |
| Cimota City | Hendron | Melber | Shady Grove |
| Concord | High Point | Oakdale | Stiles Crossing |
| Epperson | Ingleside | Oaks | Tyler |
| Forest Hill | Krebs | Paducah | West Paducah |
| Freemont | Lamont | Ragland | Woodlawn |
| Futrell | Littleville | Reidland | Woodville |
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
African American[edit | edit source]
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
- Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date. This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky.
- Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
- Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in McCracken County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
- McCracken Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in McCracken County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of McCracken County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- McCracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).