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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: American Local History Network)
• Fayette KY GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)

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 
• 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 (20)

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)     ($)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records, Volume II  Abstracted are the records of the following counties: Fayette, Jefferson, Lincoln, Bath, Bourbon, Bracken, Clark, Fleming, Harrison, Hardin, Jessamine, Mason, Madison, Montgomery, Nicholas, Oldham, Scott, Woodford, and Warren     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Directories

• 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

• Fayette County      (Source: Wikipedia)
• Fayette County  Kentucky Historical Marker Database
• Fayette County      (Source: Signs of History)
• Fayette County History  Kentucky Court of Justice
• Fayette County History Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• National Register of Historic Places 

• Churches and Other Religious Institutions (11)

• Histories of specific towns and townships

  • The Story of Bryan's Station      (Source: Google Book Search)
  • History of Lexington Kentucky  Its Early Annals and Recent Progress     (Source: Google Book Search)
  • History and Record of the Proceedings of the People of Lexington  and its vicinity     (Source: Google Book Search)
  • History of the Lexington Post Office from 1794 to 1901  With additional important postal information     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
  • Eastern State Hospital  Lexington     (Source: Historic Asylums of America)
  • Lexington, Kentucky      (Source: Kentucky Atlas and Gazetteer)

• Tornados, Blizzards, Floods, World's Fairs and other events

  • Fayette County Storms      (Source: NCDC Storm Events)
  • Fayette, Fleming, Floyd, Franklin and Fulton County Tornadoes      (Source: The Tornado Project)
  • Lexington, KY Gas Stove Explosion, Feb 1906      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Lexington, KY Giblson House Fire Mar 1902      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Lexington, KY School Fire, Mar 1902      (Source: GenDisasters)
  • Lexington, KY Street Car - Auto Wreck, Dec 1917      (Source: GenDisasters)

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: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Fayette County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Fayette County, Kentucky      (Source: Granduncle Mark's Genealogy Parlor)
• Fayette Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

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 (15)

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)
• 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 (12)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

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

• World War II

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Fayette County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Fayette County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Kentucky Genealogical Records & Abstracts, Volume 1  1781-1839     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records      (Source: World Vital Records)     ($)
• Kentucky Pioneer and Court Records  Abstracts of Early Wills, Deeds, and Marriages     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Local History Index  Lexington Public Library
• Migrations through Fayette County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Bluegrass Blade  Lexington, Ky. 424 issues, 1886-1910     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Fayette County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Lexington Herald (1/01/1870 to 7/31/1919, 2/1/1920 to 2/29/1920, 5/1/1921 to 5/31/1921)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Lexington Herald-Leader (5/01/1906-12/31/1907)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Morning Herald (1/01/1896-4/30/1906)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Reporter, Lexington (1/4/1812 to 12/6/1815, 1/4/1820 to 12/25/1820)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Stewart Kentucky Herald (7/14/1795-9/15/1801)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Western Monitor (8/03/1814-10/24/1818)  GenealogyBank     ($)

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      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lexington Herald-Leader (1/25/1984-Current)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• 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 (12)

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)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• The Blue Grass Trust for Historic Preservation 
• Bryan Station Chapter  Lexington     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• 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 (361)

Tax Lists

• 1788 Fayette County Tax List 
• 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)

Vital Records (13)

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