Clinton County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Clinton County

Guide to Clinton County, Kentucky ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Clinton County Kentucky Courthouse


Clinton County Courthouse 212 Washington Albany, KY 42602 Phone: 606.387.5234

Clinton County Kentucky History


The county is named after New York Governor DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828).

Parent County
1835--Clinton County was created 20 February 1835 from Cumberland and Wayne Counties. County seat: Albany

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
1865, 1890--Disasters destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay County, Tennessee
 * Cumberland
 * Pickett County, Tennessee
 * Russell
 * Wayne

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
 * Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Bibles

KY Biographies ~ Andrew Cowan - 1812 Family Bible

Mrs. Edna Hildebrand, Rt. 1, Box 243, Crocker, MO 65452, bought an old Bible from a neighbor, who purchased it at a sale barn. In the front of the Bible is written "Andrew Cowan, His book 7/6-1812". These names are of interest to Mrs. Hildebrand, and she would like to hear from anyone who can identify this family. The following at noted:

Andrew Cowan b. 1790 d. 1865

Joseph A. Cowan b. 1811

Thomas A.B. Cowan b. 1817

Sally B. Cowan b. 27 Aug 1821

Andrew Cowan b. 17 Jun 1826

Mary B. & E. Cowan (twins) b. 3 Mar 1827

Marvin Cowan b. Apr 1834

David Crockett Cowan b. Oct 1835

James Issace Van Buren Cowan b. 13 Oct 1836

James Campbell Cowan (no dates)

James Alexander Campbell Cowan b. 24 Nov 1839

Francis Peirce b. 28 Oct 1824

Susanna Peirce b. 23 Mar 1827

Biographies

 * KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Clinton county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.


 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions


 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project


 * ePodunk list of Clinton 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

 * 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 &amp; Reference

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

 * Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
 * 1912-1950 - at FamilySearch — index and images

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY ~ KYGenWeb

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

 * 1863-1943 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Online Probate Records


 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — images

School Records
Clinton County Schools - Clinton County KYGenWeb

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1859 - Clinton County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1859 - Clinton County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 - Clinton County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Clinton County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Clinton County Historical Society 104 Cumberland Albany KY 42602

Clinton County Historical Society 103 North Cross Street PO Box 177 Albany, KY 42602 Telephone:606-387-6021


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies
 * Clinton County Public Library 302 King Drive Albany, KY 42602 Phone: (606) 387-5989

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Clinton County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Clinton County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Clinton County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb Project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Clinton County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Clinton County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Clinton County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)