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Welcome to Lincoln County, Kentucky Genealogy |
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State Coordinator Jeff Kemp |
Les Jones |
Asst. State Coordinator Suzanne Shepard |
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
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When Kentucky became a commonwealth in 1792 , nine counties had already been created.
They were
Nelson,
Bourbon,
Madison,
Mercer,
Masonand
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
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Fincastle: |
(Formed in 1772 from Botetourt County, abolished in 1777. Some Fincastle records may be found in the Montgomery Co. Courthouse in Christiansburg) |
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Kentucky: |
(Formed in 1777 from Fincastle, abolished in 1780) |
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.
PLEASE HELP US -- SEND YOUR INFORMATION
FOR LINCOLN COUNTY--YOU NEVER KNOW WHO
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP YOU!
State Bird: Cardinal
State Motto: United We Stand Divided We Fall
State Flower: Goldenrod
State Song: My Old Kentucky Home
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Advocate Messenger
Brick Walls
Cemetery Records
County Clerks
Family Files
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and more)
Interior Journal
Letters Written by Lincoln Countians
Lincoln
County Post Bicentennial
Military
Obituaries
Old Photos in Lincoln County
Other Sources
Photos
Reunions
Scenic Views of Lincoln County
Social Security Numbers Assigned
Volunteers Doing Lookups
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 17-May-2022 10:05:31 CDT