Caldwell County, Kentucky Genealogy

United States   Kentucky    Caldwell County

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

Caldwell County Kentucky Courthouse
Caldwell County Courthouse 100 East Market Street Room 3 Princeton, Ky 42445-1675 Phone: 270.365.6754

Caldwell County Kentucky History

 * Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Wikipedia
 * Caldwell Co., Ky Cemeteries

Parent County
1809--Caldwell County was created 31 January 1809 from Livingston County. County seat: Princeton

Boundary Changes
Was formed from Livingston County in 1809. Before that, modern-day Caldwell County was part of Christian, Logan, and Lincoln Counties--Lincoln County being one of the three original counties in Kentucky.

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
The courthouse fire on 15 Dec 1864 destroyed some records. For a list of record loss in Kentucky counties see: Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties

 * Christian
 * Crittenden
 * Hopkins
 * Lyon
 * Trigg
 * Webster

African Americans
United States African Americans Kentucky African Americans


 * Caldwell Co., Ky. African American Griots

Cemeteries

 * Caldwell Co., KY Cemeteries
 * Ken Gilkey list of Caldwell Co., Cemeteries and their location

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 Caldwell 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


 * Caldwell 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.


 * TheFamilySearch Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Caldwell 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.

Churches

 * Some Caldwell Co., Ky. Churches


 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Churches 404 NOT FOUND

Court

 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Circuit Court 404 NOT FOUND
 * Fiscal Court
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. County Court Clerk
 * Caldwell Co. Ky. County Clerk records search, some images available
 * US GenWeb Archives 1810 Court Records
 * 1835 Court Minutes
 * Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb Archives

Genealogy
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Maps

 * United States Digital Map Library
 * Department of Revenue

Military

 * Military Caldwell Co., Ky. Cemeteries
 * WW II Memorial- Caldwell
 * WWII Memorial- Fredonia
 * Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb Military Research
 * KyGenWeb Archives

Civil War

 * - 48th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and K.


 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
Times Leader Newspaper 404 NOT FOUND

Probate

 * 1809-1968 - 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


 * Will Books at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, Caldwell County, Kentucky wills and estate records, will book A (1809-1834) : inventory, appraisal and settlement book 1 and miscellaneous probate records, 976.9815 P28ja, Compiled by Brenda Joyce Jerome, Newburgh, Indiana : B.J. Jerome, 2006, Caldwell County, Kentucky will book B, 1835-1889, 976.9815 P28j, Compiled by Brenda Joyce Jerome Newburgh, Indiana : J.J. Jerome, c1995

Taxation

 * US GenWeb Archives Tax Lists
 * 1857-58 Delinquent Tax List

Vital Records

 * How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1852-1861 - Caldwell County Birth Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874-1875 - Caldwell County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1911-1930 - Caldwell Co., KyGenWeb Birth Records 1911-1930

Marriage

 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Caldwell County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1878 - Caldwell County Marriage Index 1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Unknown dates, part of the Caldwell Co., Ky. County Clerk records search

Death
KY Death Records [http://westernkyhistory.org/caldwellcemetery/unmarkedburials.html Caldwell Co., Ky. Unmarked Burials] Morgan's Funeral Home (Recent Obits)

Unsorted

 * KY Death Records
 * Vital records Project
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Unmarked Burials
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. County Court Records
 * Ky Vital records Index
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Message Board
 * Morgan's Funeral Home (Recent Obits)
 * Caldwell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1809-28 at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries

 * George Coon Public Library
 * Glenn Martin Genealogy Research Library
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Historical Society
 * Caldwell Co., Ky. Genealogy Society
 * Fredonia Valley Heritage Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Caldwell County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family Search Catalog for Caldwell County, Kentucky, FamilySearch