Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy

Free resources for family history research in Lyon County: records, transcriptions, and contributed collections.

County formed14 Jan 1854

Parent countyCaldwell

County seatEddyville

Preserving the trails of those who passed by this way

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Search Lyon County Clerk Records Indexes and record search tools Lyon County KY Archives USGenWeb Archives materials GenForum (Lyon County) Search or browse older message boards Kentucky Footsteps Statewide newsletter archives

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Use Google to search only pages within kygenweb.net/lyon.

Tip: try a surname + a record type, like Ramey deed or Ennis cemetery.

Featured Collections

James F. Ramey Collection Delayed Birth Records Thomas Lowery Phillips, M.D. Ennis Family Photos and Descendant Register Grand Rivers School (1902) 1860 Mortality Schedule 1911–1930 Lyon County Births Lyon County Schools

Background and Research Guides

FamilySearch WikiWhat records exist, where to find them

Families of Lyon County With Websites

Duncan Records Sen. Machen & Margaret A. Lyon Debbie’s Genealogy PagesVarious family lines Fowler, Chittenden and other CT lines Dunning–Garnett–Gray Bible Massey Family Vest Family Lyon Family

Home Favorites

Pat Oliver’s Lyon County Home Page Sandi Gorin’s Kentucky Biographies Mattie’s Obituary Scrapbook Seller’s Western Kentucky Obituaries Kentucky Biographies Between The Rivers

Neighboring Counties

County lines changed over time. If your family stayed put, the county name around them might not have. Check neighboring counties for records that “moved” without anyone moving.

Caldwell County Calloway County Christian County Crittenden County Hopkins County Livingston County Marshall County Muhlenberg County Trigg County Webster County

Project Contacts

County Coordinator – Available for Adoption

To donate materials of genealogical interest, contact KYGenWeb State Coordinator.

Local Offices

Lyon County Clerk

P.O. Box 350
Eddyville, KY 42038-0350
(270) 388-2331

Lyon County Historical Society

Post Office Box 894
Eddyville, KY 42038