Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy
Guide to Trimble County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Trimble County was named for Robert Trimble. The county is located in the north-central area of the state.[2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Trimble County Courthouse
30 Hwy 42 East
Bedford, KY 40006
Phone: 502-255-7174
Trimble County Website
Trimble 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 |
| 1911 | 1865 | 1852 | 1837 | 1837 | 1837 | 1810 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
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1953--A disaster destroyed most records.
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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:[5]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
- Kentucky Bible Archives at USGenWeb Archives
- Trimble County, Ky Archives Bible Records at USGenWeb Archives
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
The following web sites have additional information on Trimble county cemeteries.
- Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
- Trimble County Cemeteries, KYGenWeb
- Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1840 | 4,480 | — |
| 1850 | 5,963 | 33.1% |
| 1860 | 5,880 | −1.4% |
| 1870 | 5,577 | −5.2% |
| 1880 | 7,171 | 28.6% |
| 1890 | 7,140 | −0.4% |
| 1900 | 7,272 | 1.8% |
| 1910 | 6,512 | −10.5% |
| 1920 | 6,011 | −7.7% |
| 1930 | 5,348 | −11.0% |
| 1940 | 5,601 | 4.7% |
| 1950 | 5,148 | −8.1% |
| 1960 | 5,102 | −0.9% |
| 1970 | 5,349 | 4.8% |
| 1980 | 6,253 | 16.9% |
| 1990 | 6,090 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | 8,125 | 33.4% |
| 2010 | 8,809 | 8.4% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
- 1840 Federal Census & Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1850 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1860 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1870 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1880 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1900 Federal Census Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1910 Federal Census, Index, Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
- 1920 Federal Census, Index (census is partial) Trimble Co., KYGenWeb
1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Trimble 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
- 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.
- Christian Church Directory for Kentucky at ChurchFinder
- Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
- Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville
Baptist[edit | edit source]
- Corn Creek. Church minutes (1800-1894) are available at the FamilySearch Library: FS Library Film 1550372.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1837-1931 Order Books, 1837-1931(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1908-1956 Order Books, 1908-1956(*); Fiscal Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1913-1982 Miscellaneous Records, 1913-1982(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
- Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases
- Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.
- First County Court, March 27, 1837 at ole.net
- Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov
- Names Appearing in Order Book 1 - Volume One at ole.net
- Names Appearing in Order Book 1 - Volume Two at ole.net
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans[edit | edit source]
More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the Kentucky African Americans and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.
- African American Marriages in Trimble County (Indexes of two Marriage Books after the Civil War) KYGenWeb
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records available
- The KY African American Griots Project
- Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.
- Sandi Gorin's Tips, Hangings in Kentucky 1792-1900
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
- Ransdell Funeral Home in Bedford.
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
- [Strother] Owen, Thomas McAdory, "William Strother of Virginia and His Descendants," Publications of the Southern History Association, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Apr. 1898):149-173. Digitized by Internet Archive.
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
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.
Online Land Indexes and Records
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Trimble 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.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
- KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
- Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - 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 - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1861-1865 Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; 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 Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index and images
World War I[edit | edit source]
Korean War[edit | edit source]
- Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-Current Kentucky, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- Trimble Democrat 1913, KYGenWeb
- 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 Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
- Do a Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Place-name 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 Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including 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 Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Trimble 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 Indexes and Records
- 1727-1990 Kentucky Probate Records 1727-1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection images
- 1774-1989 Kentucky, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989 at Ancestry ($) — index and images
- 1798-1943 Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1837-1931 Order Books, 1837-1931(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1837-1965 Will Records, 1837-1965, and Inventory and Sales, 1871-1907(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1858-1977 Inventory, Appraisement and Sale Bills, 1858-1977(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1871-1945 Settlement Books, 1871-1945(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- 1885-1977 Administrator's Bond Books, 1885-1977(*); Clerk of the County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
- Wills, Probates, Land, Tax and Criminal at 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.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
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.
- Trimble County Tax Lists 1837, 1838 & 1839, KYGenWeb
- 1890 Tax Lists of Trimble County, KYGenWeb
- Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.
Original marriage records are held at the office of the Trimble County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Trimble County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1839-1960 Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
- 1852-1859 - Trimble County Birth Index 1852-1859. Batch C518021 at FamilySearch[6]
- 1853 1853 Births (partial) KYGenWeb
- 1874 - Trimble County Birth Index 1874. Batch C518022 at FamilySearch
- 1875 - Trimble County Birth Index 1875. Batch C518023 at FamilySearch
- 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
- Trimble County Delayed Births
- 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — 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 - How to Use this Collection; index and images
- 1852-1859 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1852-1859. Batch M518021 at FamilySearch
- 1875 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1875. Batch M518024 at FamilySearch
- 1876-1878 - Trimble County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch M518025 at FamilySearch
- 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
- 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
- 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1843-1970 Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection- index
- 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
- 1911-1965 Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
- 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
- The Social Security Death Index - How to Use this Collection
- The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates
Divorce[edit | edit source]
- 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Trimble County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
Archives of Appalachia
East Tennessee State University
Sherrod Library, Room 422
344 J L Seehorn Rd
Johnson City, TN 37614
Phone: 423-439-4338
Email: archives@etsu.edu
Facebook
Website
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Louisville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- New Albany Indiana FamilySearch Center
- North Vernon Indiana FamilySearch Center
- Shawnee Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- Jeffersonville Township Public Library - Indiana - an affiliate library.
- The Kentucky Historical Society Library - an affiliate library.
- Lawrenceburg Public Library District - Indiana - an affiliate library.
- National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution - an affiliate library.
- New Albany-Floyd County Public Library - Indiana - an affiliate library.
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Trimble County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.
Trimble County Public Library
35 Equity Dr
Bedford, KY 40006
Phone: 502-255-7362
Email: info@trimblelibrary.org
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Trimble County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.
Trimble County Historical Society
PO Box 136
Bedford, KY 40006
Email: trimblehistoryinfo@gmail.com
Facebook
Website
Website
Websites[edit | edit source]
- KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
- State of Kentucky Website
- Trimble County, KYGenWeb
- USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
- Trimble County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Trimble 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); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Trimble County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimble_County,_Kentucky."
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Trimble County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library 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); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Trimble County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trimble_County%2C_Kentucky, accessed 13 September 2018.
- ↑ Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/7/75/Igikentuckymz.pdf.