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United States

Kentucky

Carlisle County

Guide to Carlisle County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Kentucky Online Genealogy Records

County Facts

County seat:

Bardwell

Organized:

April 3, 1886

Parent County(s):

Ballard^[1]

Neighboring Counties

Ballard • Graves • Hickman • McCracken • Mississippi (MO)
See County Maps

Courthouse

Location Map

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County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

The County was named for John G. Carlisle. The County is located in the west area of the state.^[2]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Carlisle County Courthouse
985 US Highway 62
PO Box 279
Bardwell, KY 42023
Phone: 270-628-5451^[3]
Carlisle County Courthouse

Carlisle County, Kentucky Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records^[4]
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1911	1886	1904	1886	1886	1886	1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

1980--A disaster destroyed some of the records.

For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:

Burned Counties. By Michael John Neill at 24-7 Family History Circle.
When the Records are Gone. By Arlene Eakle at Arlene Eakle's Tennessee Blog.
Burned Counties Research in the FamilySearch Research Wiki.

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

1886--Carlisle County was created 3 April 1886 from Ballard County.
County seat: Bardwell^[5]

For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:^[6]

Cities
Arlington	Bardwell (county seat)
Unincorporated communities
Berkley Cunningham Geveden	Kirbyton Laketon Magee Springs	Milburn Winford Yellow Dog Road]

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

KY Biographies ~ Kentucky Biographies Project

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Carlisle, Kentucky online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	Findagrave.com KYGenWeb KYGenWeb Archives Tombstone Project Kentucky Gravestones Billion Graves
TombstoneTranscriptions in Print (Often more complete)	Family History Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Kentucky Cemeteries FamilySearch Places
See Kentucky Cemeteries for more information

The following web sites have additional information on Carlisle county cemeteries.

Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.
Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions
Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records[edit | edit source]

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 Records[edit | edit source]

Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Kentucky denominations, view the Kentucky Church Records wiki page.

List of Churches and Church Parishes

FamilySearch Places

Court Records[edit | edit source]

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

Directories[edit | edit source]

Inventory of the county archives of Kentucky: Carlisle County at Ancestry.com (Free^[7]/$)

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

African Americans[edit | edit source]

More information about African American resources in Kentucky can be found on the African American Resources for Kentucky and the United States African Americans Wiki pages.

the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Kentucky Land and Property for additional information about early Kentucky land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse and where records are currently housed.

The KY Land Office

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories see the wiki page section Kentucky Local Histories.

Archives of Appalachia ~ East Tennessee State University

Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War[edit | edit source]

Online Records

1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
1861-1865 - Kentucky Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
1861-1865 - U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (free)
1861-1865 - U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (free)
1912-1950 - Kentucky Confederate Pension Applications 1912-1950 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

World War I[edit | edit source]

Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Korean War[edit | edit source]

Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY ~ KYGenWeb

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

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

Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:

WorldCat (For instructions see WorldCat Online Catalog).
Do a Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see FamilySearch Catalog Places Search).

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

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 (Ancestry)
Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Other Records[edit | edit source]

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

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Probate records are held by the Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy Clerk of Court and are housed at the Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy Courthouse. Microfilmed records can be found online at Kentucky, Probate Records, 1792-1977 for Caldwell, Henry, Hickman, Russell and Trimble counties. See the wiki page Kentucky Probate Records for information about how to use probate records.

Content: Probate Records may give the decedent's date of death, names of his or her spouse, children, parents, siblings, in-laws, neighbors, associates, relatives, and their place of residence.

Record types: Wills, estates, guardianships, naturalizations, and adoptions.

Online Probate Records

1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
1798-1943 - Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
1886-1927 - Will Book 1 (1886-1927) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records ~ Ancestry.com (subscription)

School Records[edit | edit source]

Social Security Records[edit | edit source]

1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more background information and state-wide resources see the wiki page Kentucky Taxation.

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Although Kentucky enacted a statute in 1852-1862 requiring registration of births and deaths,many counties did not comply. A second law was written in 1874-1879, and 1892-1910 but, again, was not always followed. By 1911, the law was more clearly defined and kept by 1920. Any existing births 1852-1960 and death records 1852-1953 can be accessed online. See How to Find Kentucky Birth Records and How to Find Kentucky Death Records for links to indexes and images.

Original marriage records are held at the office of the Carlisle County Clerk, with divorce records 1849-1958 located with the Carlisle County Circuit Court. For more information see How to Find Kentucky Marriage Records. For Kentucky divorce records see the wiki page Kentucky Vital Records.

Divorce[edit | edit source]

1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

Listed below are archives in Carlisle County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Libraries[edit | edit source]

Listed below are libraries in Carlisle County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kentucky Archives and Libraries.

Paul Meek Library
University of Tennessee at Martin
731-881-7060
Hours vary by semester

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

Listed below are societies in Carlisle County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kentucky Societies.

Ballard-Carlisle Historical Genealogical Society
Box 278
Wickliffe, KY 42087
Website
West Tennessee Heritage Study Center

The Heritage Study Center holds a variety of genealogical resources including materials relating to the following counties in Tennessee: Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Decatur, Dyer, Fayette, Gibson, Hardin, Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Houston, Humphreys, Lake, Lauderdale, Madison, McNairy, Obion, Perry, Shelby, Stewart, Tipton, Wayne, Weakley and Carlisle, Fulton, and Hickman counties in Kentucky.

Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Websites[edit | edit source]

Carlisle County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
Carlisle County KYGenWeb
Carlisle County USGenWeb Archives
KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
State of Kentucky Website
USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
USGenWeb USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
Carlisle County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
Carlisle County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
FamilySearch Catalog . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carlisle County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentucky."
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carlisle County, Kentucky page 269, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carlisle County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.
↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Carlisle County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentuck, accessed 6 August 2018.
↑ May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, click here.

[1] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[2] Wikipedia contributors, "Carlisle County, Kentucky" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentucky."

[3] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carlisle County, Kentucky page 269, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[4] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carlisle County, Kentucky. Page 268-276 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 251-254.

[5] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kentucky. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[6] Wikipedia contributors, "Carlisle County, Kentucky," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlisle_County,_Kentuck, accessed 6 August 2018.

[7] May be used for free at Family History Center. To locate a center near you, click here.

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-*'''1886-1927''' - {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Book 1 (1886-1927)|access=browse}} have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
+*'''1798-1943''' - {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Books 1 to 8 (1798-1943)|access=browse}}  at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]  - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1886-1927''' - {{RecordSearch|1875188|Will Book 1 (1886-1927)|access=browse}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]  - [[Kentucky Probate Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/category.aspx?cat=36 Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records]&nbsp; ~&nbsp; Ancestry.com&nbsp; (subscription)
 === School Records ===
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 ===Social Security Records===
 *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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 *'''1911-1912''' - [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Birth Index]
 *'''1911-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10007/kentucky-births-1911-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
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 *'''1609-2016''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kentucky%2cky Kentucky, United States Marriages] at [http://findmypast.com/ FindMyPast] — index $
-*'''1785-1979''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674849 Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979] at FamilySearch
+*'''1785-1979''' - {{RecordSearch|1674849| Kentucky Marriages 1785-1979}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]- [[Kentucky Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*'''1797-1954''' - {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1797-1954''' - {{RecordSearch|1804888|Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch]  - [[Kentucky, County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
 *'''1973-2000''' - [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Marriage Records]
 *'''1973-2000''' - [https://web.archive.org/web/20151103090615/http://vitals.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ky/marriage/search.cgi Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000]
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-*'''1843-1970''' - [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674848 Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970] at FamilySearch
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-*'''1911-1963''' - {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Kentucky Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
+*'''1911-1963''' - {{RecordSearch|1417491|Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1963}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] - [[Kentucky Deaths - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index and images
 *'''1911-2000''' - [http://www.kygenweb.net/vitals/index.html Searchable KY Death Index]
 *'''1900-1999''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10046/kentucky-deaths-1900-1999?s=275764761 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999] at MyHeritage ($) — index
-*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1202535 The Social Security Death Index] - Searchable
+*{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
 *[http://kyvitals.com The Kentucky Vital Records Project] Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	7,612	—
1900	10,195	33.9%
1910	9,048	−11.3%
1920	8,231	−9.0%
1930	7,363	−10.5%
1940	7,650	3.9%
1950	6,206	−18.9%
1960	5,608	−9.6%
1970	5,354	−4.5%
1980	5,487	2.5%
1990	5,238	−4.5%
2000	5,351	2.2%
2010	5,104	−4.6%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".