Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy

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County Courthouse


Address: Elliott County Courthouse 100 Court and Main Street Sandy Hook, Ky. 41171

Parent County
1869--Elliott County was created 26 January 1869 from Lawrence, Carter and Morgan Counties. County seat: Sandy Hook

Boundary Changes
There has been no changes in boundaries since Elliott County was formed.

Record Loss
1966--A disaster destroyed some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Carter
 * Lawrence
 * Morgan
 * Rowan

Cemeteries
Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * 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 Marion 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
 * Marion 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 Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Marion County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Marion 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.

Elliott County Kentucky Cemeteries

Elliott County, Kentucky Cemetery Records at Access Genealogy

Find A Grave-Elliott County Search Results

The Tombstone Transcription Project: Elliott County, Kentucky

Census
1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.

Index to 1890 Elliott County, Kentucky Special Census of Union War Veterans and their widows.

Court
Kentucky Court of Justice, Elliott County

Gazetteer
Kentucky Atlas &amp; Gazetteer

Land
Deeds, 1869-1941 &amp; deed index, 1869-1970 are available for Elliott County at the Family History Library.

Local Histories
See Elliott County pageat KYGenWeb for history. Scroll down the page to view.

Map
1895 Map of Elliot County Kentucky

Military
Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails Military Records

Elliott County, Kentucky World War II Casualties Army and Airforce at Access Genealogy

List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883

Newspapers
Elliott County News Route 7 Sandy Hook, KY 41171 (606) 738-5574

Taxation
1869 Elliott County Kentucky Tax List

Vital Records
Elliott County Kentucky Vital Statistics: Marriages 1874-1878; 1909-1910. Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Bride Index 1934-1943 Elliott County, KY Marriages Surviving Marriage Books Groom Index 1934-1943 Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy Trails-1874 Deaths Elliott County Kentucky World War II Deaths Located at bottom of page.

Societies and Libraries
Elliott County Historical Society

Web Sites

 * Elliott County KYArchives
 * Elliott County Kentucky Government Site
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * KYGenWeb-Elliott County page
 * Elliott County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)