Welcome to Lincoln County, Kentucky Genealogy
State Coordinator Tricia Aanderud	Lincoln County Coordinator Les Jones	Asst. State Coordinator Sundee Anderson

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As a brief background of Lincoln County, it was originally part of Virginia, and was formed in 1780. 
The county seat is located in Stanford, Kentucky. Most of Kentucky was part of Virginia in the 1700s.
Lincoln County was one of the three original counties in Kentucky. 
In 1776, a part of Fincastle County was taken to form Kentucky County, Virginia. Kentucky County was then divided
by the Virginia legislature in 1780 to form the counties of Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. 
When Kentucky became a commonwealth in 1792 , nine counties had already been created. 
They were Nelson, Bourbon, Madison, Mercer, Mason and Woodford. Therefore, when searching
your families, you may wish to look in Fincastle Co, Virginia, Kentucky Co., Virginia as well as those counties previously mentioned. 

Discontinued Virginia Counties

Come in and browse thru our many files which have been developed for this great county. 
We have photos, vital records of births, deaths, and marriages, census of Lincoln County,
names of individuals researching their ancestors and much more! 
I encourage each and everyone of you to please submit your information on Lincoln County
and I will see that it gets added to the site.

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FOR LINCOLN COUNTY--YOU NEVER KNOW WHO 
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Weather Forecast for Lincoln Co, Kentucky

State Bird:  Cardinal
State Motto:  United We Stand Divided We Fall
State Flower:  Goldenrod
State Song:  My Old Kentucky Home