Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy
Guide to Boone County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Boone County was named for Daniel Boone. The county is located in the northeast area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Boone County Courthouse
2950 E Washington Square
Burlington, KY 41005
Phone: 859-334-2112 or 859-334-2220[3]
Boone County Website
Boone County, Kentucky Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1852 | 1799 | 1852 | 1799 | 1799 | 1799 | 1810 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1880--A disaster caused the loss of some records.
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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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. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- KY Biographies, Kentucky Biographies Project
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
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The following web sites have additional information on Boone county cemeteries.
- Cemetery Junction, Links to cemetery transcriptions
- Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
- lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1800 | 1,534 | — |
| 1810 | 3,608 | 135.2% |
| 1820 | 6,542 | 81.3% |
| 1830 | 9,075 | 38.7% |
| 1840 | 10,034 | 10.6% |
| 1850 | 11,185 | 11.5% |
| 1860 | 11,196 | 0.1% |
| 1870 | 10,696 | −4.5% |
| 1880 | 11,996 | 12.2% |
| 1890 | 12,246 | 2.1% |
| 1900 | 11,170 | −8.8% |
| 1910 | 9,420 | −15.7% |
| 1920 | 9,572 | 1.6% |
| 1930 | 9,595 | 0.2% |
| 1940 | 10,820 | 12.8% |
| 1950 | 13,015 | 20.3% |
| 1960 | 21,940 | 68.6% |
| 1970 | 32,812 | 49.6% |
| 1980 | 45,842 | 39.7% |
| 1990 | 57,589 | 25.6% |
| 2000 | 85,991 | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 118,811 | 38.2% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Boone County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Kentucky Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes.
See Kentucky Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes.
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
- Census Images, USGenWeb
- Kentucky Census Transcriptions, USGenWeb
- KY Census Online, Links to online census records
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Kentucky denominations, view the Kentucky Church Records wiki page.
- Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
- History of the Lutheran Churches in Boone County, Kentucky: Together with Sketches of the Pastors Who Have Served Them
Baptist[edit | edit source]
A large collection of primary and secondary sources on Baptists in the county, which in early days and for years after comprised the largest denomination, are online at the Baptist History Homepage. Among these are:
- Bullittsburg. Church minutes 1795-1842, are transcribed online and searchable at the Baptist History Homepage. Digitized copies of the original minutes 1794-1943 are at the Boone County Public Library web site.
- Middle Creek aka Belleview. Church minutes 1803-1851 & 1872-1873, are transcribed online and searchable at the Baptist History Homepage
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
County Court Order books 1799-1914 have been digitized by Family Search.
Boone Co., Kentucky, County Court Orders, 1799-1815, Worrel & Fitzgerald, 1994, at major libraries.[edit | edit source]
More information:
- Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases, KYGenWeb
- Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
A 300-plus page database of early African Americans in Boone County is online at https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/30293/0.
More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the African American Resources for Kentucky and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.
- The KY African American Griots Project
- Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900
- Kentucky Cultural Groups has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- [Craven] Craven, Patricia. The Craven Clan of Southwestern Pennsylvania and Various Kentucky Counties Nelson, Washington, Marion, Boone, Fayette, Jessamine, Henry. Chicago, Ill.: P. Craven, 1988. FHL Book 929.273 C855cr.
- [Flournoy] Rivers, Flournoy. "The Flournoy Family," The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul. 1894):81-90; Vol. 2, No. 2 (Oct. 1894):190-213; Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jan. 1895):318-327; Vol. 2, No. 4 (Apr. 1895):437-447; Vol. 3, No. 1 (Jul. 1895):67-79; Vol. 3, No. 4 (Apr. 1896):414-416; Vol. 4, No. 1 (Jul. 1896):97-101. Digitized by JSTOR - free.
- [Popham] Burgess, Jane F. "William Brown (1758-1843) of Culpeper and Rappahannock Cos., Va., and His Children," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Jul.-Sep. 2002):202-221. Digital version at American Ancestors ($);FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 46.
- [Riddell] Ridlon, Gideon Tibbetts "History of the Ancient Ryedales: And Their Descendants in Normandy, Great Britain, Ireland, and America from 860 to 1884, Part 2" Digital Version free at Google eBook.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
- Administrator & Guardian bonds, 1820-1856, Vol. 2, at FamilySearch
- Guardian bonds, 1854-1882, at FamilySearch
- Guardian bonds, 1860-1868, at FamilySearch
- Guardian bonds, 1866-1884, at FamilySearch
- Guardian bonds, 1911-1920. at FamilySearch
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Kentucky Land and Property for additional information about early Kentucky land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Kentucky Local Histories.
- History of Boone County, Kentucky. 1960. By A.M Yealey. Covington, Kentucky : W. Fitzgerald. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($); At various libraries (WorldCat).
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
- Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 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 - Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Regiments. Men in Boone County served in various regiments and companies. Those listed below were specifically formed in this county:
- - 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Confederate), Company E
- - Jesse's Battalion, Kentucky Mounted Riflemen (Confederate), Company B
World War I[edit | edit source]
Korean War[edit | edit source]
- Korean War Memorial, Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
- World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
- Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
- Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb
- Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
- Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
- 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 an interactive search function
- Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts
Other Records[edit | edit source]
- Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate records are held by the Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977 for Caldwell, Henry, Hickman, Russell and Trimble counties. See the wiki page Kentucky Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.
Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.
Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.
Online Probate Records
- 1731-1739 Indexes to Boone County Wills, Estates, Inventories at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
- 1774–1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1798-1943 - Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1800-1897 Will Books A to L (1800-1897) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1800-1915 - Boone County Kentucky list of will book testators SAMPUBCO - Browsable index of testators of wills. - free
- 1800-1821 Indexes to Boone County Wills, Estates, Inventories at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
- 1800-1821 Images of Boone County Wills, Estates, Inventories at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
- 1821-1832 Indexes to Boone County Wills, Estates, Inventories at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
- 1821-1832 Images of Boone County Wills, Estates, Inventories at Kentucky Pioneers ($)
- Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records Ancestry ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more background information and state-wide resources see the wiki page Kentucky Taxation.
- 1800 - 1800 Tax List of Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800,[7] digitized by Ancestry ($).
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.
Original marriage records are held at the office of the Boone County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Boone County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1839-1960 - Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1852-1859 - Boone County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch C517071 at FamilySearch[8]
- 1874-1875 - Boone County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch C517072 at FamilySearch
- 1875 - Boone County Birth Index 1875. Batch C517073 at FamilySearch
- Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
- 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1785-1979 - Kentucky Marriages 1785-1979 at FamilySearch- How to Use this Collection
- 1797-1954 - Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1798-1850 - Boone County Marriages, Worrel & Fitzgerald, 1991. At major libraries.
- 1852-1860 - Boone County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch M517071 at FamilySearch
- 1875 - Boone County Marriage Index 1875. Batch M517074 at FamilySearch
- 1876-1878 - Boone County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch M517075 at FamilySearch
- Searchable KY Vital Records, Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
- 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1843-1970 - Kentucky Deaths and Burials 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1911-1965 - Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions of and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
- Searchable Kentucky Vital Records, Searchable databases of Kentucky Births, Deaths and Marriages
- United States Social Security Death Index - How to Use this Collection
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1973-1993 - Kentucky Divorces 1973-1993, University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Boone County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
Archives of Appalachia
East Tennessee State University
Website
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Boone County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
The Boone County Public Library maintains an extensive local history section.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Boone County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.
- Boone County Historical Society
PO Box 23
Florence, KY 41022-0023
Website - Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Boone County KYGenWeb
- Boone County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy (Genealogy Inc)
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kentucky Website
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Boone County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Boone County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
- FamilySearch Catalog . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Boone County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Boone County, Kentucky page 268, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Boone County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Boone County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Kentucky, accessed 3 August 2018.
- ↑ G. Glenn Clift, Second Census of Kentucky 1800: A Privately Compiled and Published Enumeration of Tax Payers Appearing in the 79 Manuscript Volumes Extant of Tax Lists of the 42 Counties of Kentucky in Existence in 1800 (1954; reprint, Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2005).
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/f/f1/Igikentuckyaf.pdf.
