Edmonson County, Kentucky
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[http://www.edmonsoncountyclerk.com/ Edmonson County Courthouse]<br>Main & Cross Street<br>Brownsville, KY 42210<br>Phone: 270.597.2624<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Edmonson County, Kentucky page 270, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | [http://www.edmonsoncountyclerk.com/ Edmonson County Courthouse]<br>Main & Cross Street<br>Brownsville, KY 42210<br>Phone: 270.597.2624<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Edmonson County, Kentucky page 270, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi The Social Security Death Index] The Social Security Death Index - Searchable | *[http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi The Social Security Death Index] The Social Security Death Index - Searchable | ||
| − | == Societies and Libraries == | + | == Edmonson County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries == |
*[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies] | *[http://www.kygenweb.net/contact/kysocieties.html Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies] | ||
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*[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county. | *[http://kygenweb.net/ KYGenWeb project]. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county. | ||
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*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Edmonson/ Edmonson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Edmonson/ Edmonson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) | ||
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Revision as of 19:34, 8 March 2013
United States 
Kentucky Edmonson County
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| Founded | January 12, 1825 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Brownsville | ||||||||
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Edmonson County Kentucky Courthouse
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| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Census | Deeds | Wills |
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Edmonson County Courthouse
Main & Cross Street
Brownsville, KY 42210
Phone: 270.597.2624[1]
Edmonson County Kentucky History
Parent County
1825--Edmonson County was created 12 January 1825 from Grayson, Hart and Warren Counties.
County seat: Brownsville [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Edmonson County Kentucky Places / Localities
Populated Places
| Arthur | Chaumont | Nick | Roundhill |
| Asphalt | Cub Run | Oak Ridge | Segal |
| Bee Spring | Elko | Ollie | Straw |
| Big Reedy | Huff | Pig | Sunfish |
| Black Gold | Kyrock | Prosperity | Sweeden |
| Broadway | Lindseyville | Rhoda | Union City |
| Brownsville | Mammoth Cave | Ridgedale | Windyville |
| Cedar Spring | Nash | Rocky Hill | Woodside |
| Chalybeate Springs |
Neighboring Counties
Edmonson County Kentucky Genealogy Resources
African American Research
The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used:
- the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
- Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
Biographies
- KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
Cemeteries
- The USGENWEB project for Edmonson county has a listing of cemeteries which also include transcriptions of the tombstones. See http://www.kygenweb.org/edmonson/cemetery/index.html
- Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Edmonson 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 KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
- African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
- Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
- 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
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness Local volunteers may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.
- 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 Edmonson County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Edmonson County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- ePodunk list of Edmonson 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
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1830 | 2,642 | ||
| 1840 | 2,914 | 10.3% | |
| 1850 | 4,088 | 40.3% | |
| 1860 | 4,645 | 13.6% | |
| 1870 | 4,459 | −4.0% | |
| 1880 | 7,222 | 62.0% | |
| 1890 | 8,005 | 10.8% | |
| 1900 | 10,080 | 25.9% | |
| 1910 | 10,469 | 3.9% | |
| 1920 | 10,894 | 4.1% | |
| 1930 | 11,475 | 5.3% | |
| 1940 | 11,344 | −1.1% | |
| 1950 | 9,376 | −17.3% | |
| 1960 | 8,085 | −13.8% | |
| 1970 | 8,751 | 8.2% | |
| 1980 | 9,962 | 13.8% | |
| 1990 | 10,357 | 4.0% | |
| 2000 | 11,644 | 12.4% | |
| Est. 2007 | 11,978 | 2.9% | |
| http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21061.txt | |||
For tips on accessing Edmonson County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.
- USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
- The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
- Census Online ~ Census Online
Church
- Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Court
- Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
- Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference
Genealogy
- [Sturdivant] Dorman, John Frederick. Adventurers of Purse and Person Virginia 1607-1624/5. 3 vols. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005. See Volume 2. FHL Book 975.5 H2j v. 2.
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
- Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
- Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
Miscellaneous
- KY Postcards Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
- The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
Newspapers
- Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
Obituaries
- KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
- KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
- Links to research and locate obituaries
- Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
- USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Kentucky Obituary Project
- Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
- Obituary Depot ~ Kentucky Newspaper Citations
- Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
- Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
Probate
- 1826-1979 - Will Books 1 to 4 (1826-1979) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Taxation
Vital Records
- The Edmonson county page for the USGENWEB project has an Birth index at http://www.kygenweb.org/edmonson/births/index.html
They also have a Marriage index with both a bride index and a groom index at http://www.kygenweb.org/edmonson/marriages/index.html
They also have a death index at http://www.kygenweb.org/edmonson/deaths/index.html but it appears to be an extraction of the Edmonson county deaths from the whole Kentucky Death Index 1911 - 2000 available at: http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/death/search.cgi - The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
- KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
- KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970
- KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
- Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages
- Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000 ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
- KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
- The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
Edmonson County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Edmonson County Kentucky Genealogy Websites
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kencucky Website
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
- The USGenWeb Project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
- Edmonson County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Edmonson County Kentucky Genealogy References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Edmonson County, Kentucky page 270, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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