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Revision as of 21:31, 12 March 2013
United States 
Kentucky Rowan County
Guide to Rowan County Kentucky genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| County Seat | Morehead | ||||||||
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Rowan County Courthouse
627 E Main Street
Morehead, KY 40351
Phone: 606.784.5212[1]
History
Parent County
1856--Rowan County was created 15 March 1856 from Fleming and Morgan Counties.
County seat: Morehead [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1864--A disaster destroyed most of the records.
Places/Localities
Populated Places
| Bangor | Cranston | Hilda | Ramey |
| Bluestone | Elliottville | Lakeview Heights | Rodburn |
| Brady | Farmers | Lick Fork | Sharkey |
| Christy | Gates | Minor | Smile |
| Clearfield | Haldeman | Morehead | Triplett |
| Cogswell | Hamim | Paragon | Waltz |
| Craney | Hays Crossing |
Neighboring Counties
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, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc
[*KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project
- http://tpettit.best.vwh.net/rowan/family-pages.html Rowan County Family Pages]
Relatives of Truby Petitt & Florence Hall of Rowan County, Kentucky
*Sorted by Name, Rowan County, Kentucky
Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
- Rowan 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
- 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 Rowan County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,
- ePodunk list of Rowan 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-Rowan County Kentucky Cemeteries
- KYGenWeb Archives Project-Rowan County Cemetery Records
- Linkpendium-Rowan Co., Cemeteries
- Rowan County Cemeteries
Census
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1860 | 2,282 | — |
| 1870 | 2,991 | 31.1% |
| 1880 | 4,420 | 47.8% |
| 1890 | 6,129 | 38.7% |
| 1900 | 8,277 | 35.0% |
| 1910 | 9,438 | 14.0% |
| 1920 | 9,467 | 0.3% |
| 1930 | 10,893 | 15.1% |
| 1940 | 12,734 | 16.9% |
| 1950 | 12,708 | −0.2% |
| 1960 | 12,808 | 0.8% |
| 1970 | 17,010 | 32.8% |
| 1980 | 19,049 | 12.0% |
| 1990 | 20,353 | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 22,094 | 8.6% |
| Source: "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. | ||
1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Rowan County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
Linkpendium Census Records & Indexes- Rowan County Kentucky
Rowan County Census Records
Rowan County Genealogy Trails-1870 Census Index
- 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
- Kentucky Court of Justice-Rowan County Office of the Circuit Court Clerk
History
Rowan County Kentucky History Records
The Alexander Stewart Family of Rowan County Kentucky
Wikipedia-Rowan County, Kentucky
Land
Maps
- KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
- Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
- 1895 U.S. Atlas- Rowan County Kentucky 1895
Military
- Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
- Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY ~ KYGenWeb
- Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky
- Rowan County Genealogy Trails Vietam War Casulaties
- http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n487/mode/1up List of Revelutionary War Pensioners]
- USGenWeb Archives Project-Rowan County Kentucky Military Records
Miscellaneous
- Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
- The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
Newspapers
- The Morehead News
- Rowan County Bulletin
- Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm
Obituaries
- Lane/Stucky/Gray Funeral Home Obituraries
- USGenWeb Archives Project-Rowan County Kentucky Newspaper Records
- 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 Records
- 1853-1971 - Will Books A to B (1853-1971) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
Vital Records
- Kentucky Marriage Project-Rowan County
- KYGenWeb Archives Project-Rowan County Vital Records
- Rowan County Births
- Rowan County Deaths
- Rowan County Marriages
- 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
Societies and Libraries
- Rowan County Historical Society
P. O. Box 60
Morehead, KY 40351 - Rowan County Public Library
185 East First Street
Morehead, KY 40351
(606) 784-7137
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Rowan County KYGenWeb
- KYGenWeb Archives-Rowan County
- 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
- KYGenWeb-Rowan County
- Rowan County KY Genealogy Forum
- Rowan County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Rowan County, Kentucky page 275, 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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