Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Greenup County

Guide to Greenup County Kentucky genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Greenup County Kentucky Courthouse


Greenup County Courthouse Main &amp; Harrison; Greenup, KY 41144-1055 Phone: 606.473.7394

Parent County
1803--Greenup County was created 12 December 1803 from Mason County. County seat: Greenup

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Boyd
 * Carter
 * Lawrence County, Ohio
 * Lewis
 * Scioto County, Ohio

African American
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.

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files etc.
USBiographies Project-Greenup County Biographies

Cemeteries
Kentucky 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 Greenup 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
 * Greenup 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 Catalog/frameset_fhlc.asp FamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Greenup 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.
 * Greenup County Cemeteries KY Archives Project
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Cemeteries

Census
Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Tax and Census Records

Court
Greenup County Clerk, Pat Hieneman's Online Office Greenup County District Court Online Resource Directory Kentucky Court of Justice-Greenup County, Office of the Circuit Court Clerk

Local Histories
Greenup County History Wikipedia-Greenup County, Kentucky
 * History of Greenup County, Kentucky at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)

Military
Greenup County Military Index KY Archives Project

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies E, I and L.
 * - 22nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies B, C and F.
 * - 39th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, D and H.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies I and K.
 * - 54th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, C, F and H.

Obituaries
GenealogyBuff.com, Kentucky, Greenup County, Miscellaneous Obituaries (Scroll down the page to locate desired entries) Greenup County Obituaries, KY Archives Project Greenup Obituaries

Probate

 * 1822-1949 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation
Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Tax and Census Records

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Greenup County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Greenup County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriage

 * 1852-1859 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1876-1878 - Greenup County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb-Marriage Records

Death

 * Greenup County Death Certificates, KY Archives Project

Greenup County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * List of Kentucky Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * www.greenupgenealogy.org/

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ashland Kentucky Family History Center

Greenup County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Greenup County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Greenup County Kentucky Archives Project
 * Greenup County, KY Genealogy Forum
 * Greenup County Kentucky USGenWeb
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greenup County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)