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Projects

• Jefferson Co., KY Genealogy 
• Jefferson County, Kentucky      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Jefferson KY GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)
• Kentuckiana Genealogy  Genealogy in Southern Indiana and Northern Kentucky
• Metro Louisville-Jefferson County Kentucky GenWeb Project      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Old Louisville Guide 

Adjacent counties

• Bullitt County, KY  to the south
• Clark County, IN  to the north
• Floyd County, IN  to the northwest
• Hardin County, KY  to the southwest
• Harrison County, IN  to the west
• Oldham County, KY  to the northeast
• Shelby County, KY  to the east
• Spencer County, KY  to the southeast

Bible Records

• Kentucky Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)

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

• Jefferson County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Jefferson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Jefferson County GEDCOM Index 
• Jefferson County People 
• Kentucky Biographies      (Source: U.S. Biographies Project)
• Kentucky Pioneers and Their Descendants      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Louisville GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (18)

Census Records and Indexes (23)

Court and Legal Records

• Jefferson County Court Records      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• 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)     ($)

Delaware (1)

Directories

• Jefferson County City Directories      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Louisville Directories  1890     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisville Directory  1887     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisville, Jefferson County Directory  1832     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky Directory  1886     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Louisville, Kentucky 1859 City Directory  KentuckyCityDirectory.com
• Louisville, Kentucky 1911 City Directory      (Source: DistantCousin.com)

Estate Records

• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Jefferson County, Book A     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Abstract of Early Kentucky Wills and Inventories  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Jefferson County Wills Vol. 1, 1784-1813  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Jefferson County Wills Vol. 2, 1805-1833  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Jefferson County Wills Vol. 3, 1833-1846  index     (Source: Strictly by Name)
• Kentucky Court and Other Records  includes Jefferson County Estates     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Ethnic

• A century of Negro education in Louisville      (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Emslanders to the American Mid-West 
• Jefferson County, KY Data Collection  Kentucky African American Griots

History (64)

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)
• Jefferson County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Jefferson County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Jefferson Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)
• Louisville History Resources  Louisville Free Public Library

Land Records

• Old Kentucky Entries and Deeds      (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (23)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards (19)

Maps and Gazetteers (20)

Military Records and Histories

• World War I

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

• World War II

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Ancestral Trails Historical Society  Archives Index Table
• Early Kentucky Settlers  The Records of Jefferson County, Kentucky, from the Filson Club History Quarterly     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)
• Jefferson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Kentucky Genealogical Records & Abstracts, Volume 1  1781-1839     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Louisville Jefferson County Metro Government Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Jefferson County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Southern Claims Commission  Jefferson County, Kentucky     (Source: Footnote)
• Waverly Hills Sanatorium/ Woodhaven Geriatric Center Memorial & Historical Resource 

Newspaper Records

• Jefferson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Ohio Valley Worker  Louisville, Ky. 1 issue, 1904     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Courier-Journal 
• The Courier-Journal  Louisville     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Courier-Journal, Louisville (1/13/1999-Current)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Meyer Funeral Obituaries 
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Jefferson County

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (18)

School Records and Histories (16)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Slave Schedules  Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Ancestral Trails Historical Society 
• The Filson Historical Society 
• Fincastle Chapter, Louisville      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• John Hunt Morgan Camp 1342, Louisville      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• John Marshall Chapter, Louisville      (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• The Louisville Civil War Round Table 
• The Louisville Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (585)

Tax Lists

• 1789 Tax Index      (Source: jrbakerjr.com)
• Early Kentucky Tax Records  includes Jefferson County (1789)     (Source: Genealogical Publishing Company and Clearfield Company)     ($)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jefferson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Centennial report of the business of Louisville, Ky., the cities of New Albany and Jeffersonville, Ind.  And the mineral and agricultural resources of the state of Kentucky     (Source: Kentuckiana Digital Library)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Jefferson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Station Louisville  Coast Guard Station #276
• WHAS History 

Vital Records

• Death Notices for Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Other Areas      ($)
• Jefferson County Death Certificates      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Jefferson County Death Records      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jefferson County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Kentucky Archives)
• Jefferson County Marriages      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Jefferson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Kentucky Birth Records  includes Jefferson County, 1852, 1854-1859, 1900-1906, 1908-1909 (search or browse)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Kentucky Marriage Records  includes Jefferson County, 1852, 1854-1860, 1892-1894, 1901, 1903-1904, 1906, 1908-1909 (search or browse)     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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