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Parent County

1854--Lyon County was created 14 January 1854 from Caldwell County.
County seat: Eddyville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• Lyon Co., Ky. http://www.cardcow.com/44146/lyon-county-courthouse-eddyville-kentucky/

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Caldwell
• Crittenden
• Livingston
• Marshall
• Trigg

Resources

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African American

• African American Griots Lyon Co., Ky
• Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

The following have information concerning African American research.  Both should be used:

•  African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records

•  Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans.

Cemeteries

• Some Lyon Co., Ky. Cemeteries
• Some Lyon Co., Ky. Cemeteries
• Kentucky Historical Society Cemetery Search can be searched by name, place and/or date.  This database has hundreds of thousands of names transcribed from gravestones across Kentucky. 
  

• Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

• Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Lyon County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there,

• Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
• Lyon Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Lyon County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of Lyon County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census

For tips on accessing Lyon County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky  Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
• The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
• Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
• Census Online ~ Census Online

Church

• A list of Lyon Co., Ky. Churches

Court

• Ky Court of Justice
• Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
• Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

• Locate publications about direct ancestors
• Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
• Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography

• [Baker] Chapman, Peggy Brown. Bakers of Logan, Christian, Muhlenberg, Livingston, Henderson, Hopkins, Caldwell, Union, Todd, Trigg, Crittenden, Lyon, McLean and Webster Counties & Jackson Purchase, Kentucky. Lubbock, Texas: P.B. Chapman, 1995. FHL 751704

Land

• The KY Land Office

Local Histories

Lyon Co., Ky. Historical Signs

Maps

• KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
• Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

• Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
• Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
• Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Miscellaneous

• Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
• The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers

• Kentucky News  -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
• Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
• Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm   -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

• KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
• KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
• Links to research and locate obituaries
• Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
• USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project  ~  Kentucky Obituary Project
• Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot  ~  Kentucky Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Daily Times  ~  Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
• Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate
• Lyon County, Kentucky Obituary Collection From various funeral homes in the Eddyville and Kuttawa area.

Probate

• 1847-1941 - Will Book 1 (1847-1941) have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.

Taxation

Vital Records

Birth

• 1853-1862 - Lyon County Birth Index 1853-1862. Batch C517661 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1874 - Lyon County Birth Index 1874. Batch C517662 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1875 - Lyon County Birth Index 1875. Batch C517663 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Marriage

• 1853-1862 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1853-1862. Batch M517661 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1875 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1875. Batch M517664 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1876-1878 - Lyon County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch M517665 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Unsorted

• Lyon Co., Ky. Archives -Marriages 1891-1910 (Partial Listing)
• Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Births 1911-1930
• Ky Vital Records Project-death certs.
• 1860 Lyon Co.,Ky. Mortality Schedule
• Lyon Co., Ky. mail list obits
• Some Lyon Co., KyGenWeb Delayed Birth Records
• Social Security Death Index
• Lyon Co., Ky Cemeteries Unmarked Burials

Societies and Libraries

Lyon Co., Ky. Historical Society

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• Lyon County KYGenWeb
• KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
• State of Kencucky Website
• USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
• The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Lyon County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lyon County, Kentucky page 272, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/0/0b/Igikentuckygl.pdf.

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