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Crittenden Co., KY was established in 1842
The county was named for John Jordan Crittenden (1787-1863)
who was U.S. Attorney General, Senator
and the 15th Governor of Kentucky



John Jordan Crittenden




 

Kentucky County Formations
Crittenden County was formed from Livingston Co. 1842
County Seat is Marion

Livingston County was formed from Christian Co. 1798
County Seat is Smithland

Christian County was formed from Logan Co. 1797
County Seat is Hopkinsville

Logan County was formed from Lincoln Co. 1792
County Seat is Russellville

Lincoln County was formed from Kentucky Co., Virginia
County Seat is Stanford

Kentucky Co., Virginia was formed 1776 from Fincastle Co., VA




Crittenden Co. Genealogical Society Click Here
Crittenden Co. Historical Society Click Here
Crittenden Co. Public Library Click Here
More about Marion, KY Click Here



Depositions taken in Land Suits in KY Courts between 1794 & 1824.
Draper Manuscripts






Crittenden Co., KY
Family Search-Wiki





Crittenden Genealogy Blogs
Brenda Joyce Jerome's Western KY Genealogy Blog
Brenda Underdown's Our Forgotten Passages Blog
Matthew Patton's Dycusburg Genealogy and History Blog


Click Here To See
Photographs from the family of James Perry Pierce (1841-1916)

including photos from Pierce, Bettis, Yandell, Greenlea, Brewer and Oliver families of western Kentucky.
Photos and Information
Maybe you can identify some of the "unknowns"

University of Kentucky
Notable Kentucky African Americans Database


Kentuckiana Digital Library

Photos of Marion, Crittenden Co., KY

Click Here
Listings for Area Cemeteries
By Kenneth E. Gilkey

Crittenden Co., KY Caldwell Co., KY
Livingston Co., KY & Lyon Co., KY

Show me first the graveyards of a country
and I will tell you the true character of the people.
--Benjamin Franklin

Crittenden Co., KY Cemeteries



Unmarked Burials

A List of unmarked burials from various Crittenden Co. Cemeteries.
Taken from KY Death Certificates. More will be added as they are found.
Click Here to View

Research Links, Hints & Helps

Taking the Mystery out of Land Records

Revolutionary War Veterans

War of 1812 Muster Rolls
KY Units


Fallen Kentucky Soldiers in WWI
Crittenden Co., KY



Richard P'Pool's
Crittenden Civil War Soldiers
Database

8th US Colored Heavy Artillery
Western KY Soldiers


The Last Confederate Funeral

  The Last Civil War Widow

Confederate Records

Union Records

Kentucky Belle


County Clerk's Office Carolyn Byford Crittenden County Clerk Crittenden
County Courthouse 107 S. Main Marion, KY 42064 270-965-3403
8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday 8 a.m. - 12 noon
Wednesday & Saturday Crittenden County Public Library 204 W. Carlisle Marion, KY 42064
Crittenden County Genealogical Society PO Box 61 Marion, KY 42054



Neighboring & Nearby Counties

Adopt This County
This county needs a coordinator. If you enjoy genealogy and want to help researchers, please contact the State Coordinator.


Western KY History & Genealogy

Caldwell Cemeteries, Christian, Crittenden,
Livingston, Lyon Cemeteries, and Trigg Co.





NOTICE:

Should anything unexpected happen to us and we are no longer able to fulfill our
obligations as Coordinators of Crittenden County KyGenWeb,
We want it to be known that all contributions to this website are to become the responsibility of the KyGenWeb Project, as part of the USGenWeb Project, to do with as the KYGenWeb State Coordinator feels appropriate.

Peggy Gilkey & Kenneth Gilkey Crittenden County KY CC s - Aug. 26, 2009, Jan. 18, 2015

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