Morgan County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Parent County
1822--Morgan County was created 7 December 1822 from Floyd and Bath Counties. County seat: West Liberty

Record Loss
1862, 1925--Disasters destroyed most records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Elliott
 * Johnson
 * Lawrence
 * Magoffin
 * Menifee
 * Rowan
 * Wolfe

African American
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/slave.html

Biographies, Family Histories/Trees, GEDCOM files, etc.
http://gedcomindex.com/Towns/usky1089.html

Morgan Co., Kentucky Genealogy Forum http://genforum.genealogy.com/ky/morgan/

Cemeteries
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/mdcem.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ky/morgan/cemeteries.htm http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kentucky/morgan.html http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KY/Morgan/cem/ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kentucky/morgan_county_cemeteries.htm

Church
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/mdchurch.htm

Court
http://courts.ky.gov/counties/morgan/ http://www.courtreference.com/Morgan-County-Kentucky-Courts.htm http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/taxcourtrecords.html http://courts.ky.gov/circuitcourt/familycourt/sites/carterelliotmorgan.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ky/morgan/courts.htm http://apps.courts.ky.gov/courtrecords/

Local Histories
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/wlnickel.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_County,_Kentucky

Maps
http://publicrecords.onlinesearches.com/maps/map-of-Morgan-County-Kentucky.htm

Military
http://www.archive.org/stream/listpensionerso02buregoog#page/n474/mode/1up http://genealogytrails.com/ken/morgan/military.html http://www.accessgenealogy.com/worldwar/kentucky/morgan1.htm

Newspapers
http://www.topix.com/county/morgan-ky

Licking Valley Courier P. O. Box 187 West Liberty, KY 41472

Morgan County Phone: (606) 743-3551 Fax: (606) 743-3565

Obituaries
http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/home.cfm?&amp;fh_id=10914 http://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/home.cfm?&amp;fh_id=10723 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/obitpage.html

School records
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kygenweb/schools/morgan.html

Taxation
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/taxcourtrecords.html

Vital Records
http://genealogytrails.com/ken/morgan/1870mortality.html http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/vitals.html http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/marriages.html http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kymorgan/deaths.html http://www.usgwarchives.org/ky/morgan/marriage.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/marriages/kentucky/morgan.htm http://files.usgwarchives.org/ky/morgan/vitals/marriages/m1857.txt

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog