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Projects

• Fayette County Kentucky Genealogy and History      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Fayette County, Kentucky      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Fayette County, Kentucky      (Source: Wayback Machine)

Adjacent counties

• Bourbon County, KY  to the northeast
• Clark County, KY  to the east
• Jessamine County, KY  to the southwest
• Madison County, KY  to the south
• Scott County, KY  to the north
• Woodford County, KY  to the west

Bible Records

• Kentucky Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Biographies of Fayette County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Fayette County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Fayette County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Fayette County GEDCOM Index 
• History of Lexington, Kentucky  Its Early Annals and Recent Progress     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Kentucky Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Cemeteries (17)

Census Records and Indexes (21)

Church Records

• Directory of St. Paul's Catholic Church      (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Court and Legal Records

• Fayette County Court Records Book 1, 1794-1796  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records  Abstracts of courthouse records for the Kentucky counties of Barren, Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Davies, Fayette, Harrison, Jessamine, Lincoln, Madison, Mason, Montgomery, Nelson, Nicholas, Ohio, Scott, and Shelby     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records, Volume II  Abstracted are the records of the following counties: Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln, Bath, Bourbon, Bracken, Clark, Fleming, Harrison, Hardin, Jessamine, Mason, Madison, Montgomery, Nicholas, Oldham, Scott, Woodford, and Warren     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Fayette County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)

Directories

• Fayette County, Kentucky City, County and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• Lexington City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lexington City Directory  1931-1932     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lexington, Kentucky 1859 City Directory  KentuckyCityDirectory.com

Estate Records

• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Fayette County, Books A and B     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Fayette County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Fayette County Wills  1794-1818     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Fayette County Wills Index      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records, Vol. I  includes Fayette County Estates     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• Fayette County, KY Data Collection  Kentucky African American Griots

History (42)

Introduction and Guides

• County Records Availability      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Kentucky locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Fayette County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Fayette County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Fayette County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Fayette County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Fayette County, Kentucky      (Source: Granduncle Mark's Genealogy Parlor)
• Fayette Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)
• Lexington, Kentucky      (Source: Genealogy Book Links)

Land Records

• Kentucky Court and Other Records  includes Clark and Fayette Counties Deeds     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (17)

Lookups

• Fayette County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Fayette County Genealogy Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• Fayette County, KY Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• fayettecountykygenhelpline  Fayette County Ky Gen Help line - POST any message about genealogy or lost friends     (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• The Lexington and Fayette County, Kentucky Family History Forum 
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• KYFAYETT-L Fayette County genealogy

  • KYFAYETT-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KYFAYETT-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • KYFAYETT-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• NORTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L North central Kentucky genealogy

  • NORTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NORTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • NORTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (15)

Military Records and Histories

• Lexington, KY  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883  Fayette County, Kentucky     (Source: Internet Archive)

• Revolutionary War

  • Revolutionary War Pensions of Soldiers Who Settled in Fayette County, Kentucky      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Fayette County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Lexington City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Fayette County, Kentucky  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data (10)

Newspaper Records

• Bluegrass Blade  Lexington, Ky. 424 issues, 1886-1910     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Fayette County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Lexington Historical Newspapers  Free search     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Duffs Funeral Notices Scrap Book      (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Fayette County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Funeral Notices Collection  Lexington Public Library
• Lexington Herald-Leader  Obituaries from the past 365 days
• Lexington Herald-Leader  1/25/1984 to Current     (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Lexington Herald-Leader      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obits of Fayette County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Fayette County

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories (16)

Search Engines and Searchable Databases

• Lexington Cemetery genealogical search 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Fayette County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Fayette County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation 
• Captain John McKinley Chapter, Lexington      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Captain John Waller Chapter, Lexington      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Division of Historic Preservation  Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government
• The Fayette County Genealogical Society 
• Lexington Chapter      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Southern Hills Genealogy Club 
• Transylvania Chapter, Lexington      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (410)

Tax Lists

• 1788 Fayette County Tax List 
• Early Kentucky Tax Records  includes Fayette County (1788)     (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Early Kentucky Tax Records  includes Fayette County (1788)     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Fayette County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Fayette County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Fayette County, Kentucky     (Source: Google Patents)

Vital Records (13)

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