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Lawrence County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Location of Kentucky in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 14, 1821
County Seat	Louisa
Courthouse
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County Courthouse

Lawrence County Courthouse, Louisa, Ky. Courtesy: Collection: County Court Houses, Flickr by Jimmy Emerson. Used by permission.

Lawrence County Courthouse
122 S Main Cross Street
Louisa, KY 41230;
Phone: 606.638.4102^[1]

History

Parent County

1821--Lawrence County was created 14 December 1821 from Greenup and Floyd Counties.  County seat: Louisa ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Boyd
• Carter
• Elliott
• Johnson
• Martin
• Morgan
• Wayne County, West Virginia

Resources

African American

African-American Info-Lawrence County KY

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. 

Bible

Bible Records of Lawrence County KY

Biographies, Family History/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc

Family Trees of Lawrence County KY 
Linkpendium Surnames 
Sorted by Name.com-Lawrence County, Kentucky

Cemeteries

Cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

• 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 Lawrence 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
• Lawrence 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 Lawrence County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of Lawrence 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.
• Access Genealogy, Lawrence County, Kentucky Cemetery Records 
• Cemeteries, Lawrence County, Kentucky
• Cemeteries of Lawrence County, Kentucky
• Linkpendium Cemeteries
• The Tombstone Transcription Project-Lawrence County Kentucky 

Census

For tips on accessing Lawrence County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

Census Online-Lawrence Co., Kentucky
Census Records of Lawrence Co., KY
Linkpedium Census Records and Indexes 

Church Records

Churches of Lawrence Co., Kentucky 

Court

Kentucky Court of Justice: Lawrence County, Ofice of the Circuit Court Clerk

Land

Local Histories

Wikipedia-Lawrence County, Kentucky 

Maps

Military

Lawrence County Military Records
Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-Lawrence County, Kentucky Pensioners
Lawrence County, Kentucky Veterans
Lawrence County, Kentucky World War II Casualities, Army and Airforce
List of Revelutionary War Pensioners 

Newspapers

Big Sandy News Online
Clippings From the Big Sandy News, Lawrence Co., KY
 

Obituaries

Big Sandy News Obituaries
Lawrence Co., KY Genealogy Trails Obits 
Lawrence County KY Archives: Death & Obituary Index Table
Lawrence County Public Library Obituary Searcher
Obituaries Lawrence Co., KY
 

Probate

• 1821-1914 - Will Books 1 to 3 (1821-1914) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Wills, Lawrence County, KY 

Taxation

Tax List of Lawrence County, KY 

Vital Records

GenealogyBuff.com: Miscellaneous Lawrence County, Kentucky Marriages 1822-1854 
Lawrence County KY Archives: Death & Obituary Index Table 
Lawrence County Kentucky Marriage Index
Lawrence County, Kentucky Transcribed Deaths...
Marriages and Announcement-Genealogy Trails, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Societies and Libraries

Lawrence County Historical Society 
Lawrence County Public Library

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Lawrence County, KY Archives Project
• Lawrence County KYGenWeb
• Lawrence County, KY Genealogy Forum
• Family History Library Catalog
• Lawrence County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
  
  
  

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Laurel County, Kentucky page 272, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).