Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy

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Parent County
1796--Bracken County was created 14 December 1796 from Campbell and Mason Counties. County seat: Brooksville

Record Loss
1848--A disaster caused the loss of some records.

Neighboring Counties

 * Brown County, Ohio
 * Clermont County, Ohio
 * Harrison
 * Mason
 * Pendleton 
 * Robertson

Resources
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.

Probate
The organization Strictly By Name provides free online indexes to early Bracken County probate records. They offer a record retrieval service to photocopy and transcribe microfilm copies of the original documents for a small fee. Available indexes:


 * 1) Will Book A: 1798-1815
 * 2) Will Book B: 1815-1823

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Bracken County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)