Franklin Genealogy (in Simpson County, KY)

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Franklin Birth Records

1852-1910 Kentucky Birth Records (includes Simpson County: 1852-1859, 1861, 1874-1876, 1878, 1903-1904, 1906-1907 ) Ancestry online

1911-1999 Kentucky Birth Index Ancestry online

1911-1999 Kentucky Births MyHeritage online

Kentucky, Birth Records, 1911-present Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics

Franklin Cemetery Records

Bethany Church of Christ Cemetery NE 9 Find a Grave online

Blackjack Cemetery Find a Grave online

Blackjack Cemetery Billion Graves online

Blackjack Cemetery Kentucky Gravestones online

Boisseau Cemetery Find a Grave online

Butt Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dunscombe Cemetery NW 2 Find a Grave online

Elliott Cemetery NW 8 Find a Grave online

Fonville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Franklin city records, 1879-1977 Archive Grid

Gautier Cemetery SE 17 Find a Grave online

Gibson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Green Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Green Lawn Cemetery Kentucky Gravestones online

Greenlawn and Shady Rest Cemetery Find a Grave online

Groves Cemetery NE 8 Find a Grave online

Hammond Cemetery SE 11 Find a Grave online

Hampton Cemetery Find a Grave online

Harris Cemetery SW 37 Find a Grave online

Hillsdale Cemetery NE 34 Find a Grave online

Howell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hoy Cemetery NE 43 Find a Grave online

Hunt Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jennett Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jepson Cemetery SW 16 Find a Grave online

John Meguiar Cemetery SW 7 Find a Grave online

Johnson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Joseph Meguiar Cemetery SW 6 Find a Grave online

Lanier Cemetery NE 30 Find a Grave online

Lewis Cemetery NE 6 Find a Grave online

Macedonia General Baptist Church Cemetery SE 34 Find a Grave online

May Cemetery Find a Grave online

Morris Cemetery NW 47 Find a Grave online

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old City Cemetery NE A1 Find a Grave online

Peden Cemetery Billion Graves online

Peden Cemetery SE 5 Find a Grave online

Pilot Knob Cemetery Find a Grave online

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant View Cemetery NW 24 Find a Grave online

Plummer Cemetery SE 26 Find a Grave online

Providence Cemetery SW 24 Find a Grave online

Reeder Cemetery NE 10 Find a Grave online

Restlawn Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Find a Grave online

Roach Cemetery NE 15 Find a Grave online

Robey Cemetery Find a Grave online

Round Pond Presbyterian Church Cemetery SE 38 Find a Grave online

Sanders Cemetery Find a Grave online

Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery NE 37 Find a Grave online

Shults Cemetery Find a Grave online

Skeen Cemetery SE 4 Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery NE 22 Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery NE 3 Find a Grave online

Smith Cemetery NW 46 Find a Grave online

Stahl Cemetery Find a Grave online

Stevenson Church Cemetery NW 62 Find a Grave online

Sulphur Springs Cemetery Find a Grave online

Thompson Cemetery Find a Grave online

Tyree Chapel Cemetery SE 7 Find a Grave online

Whitesides Cemetery NE 21 Find a Grave online

Franklin Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, North Franklin, Kentucky LDS Genealogy online

Federal Census of 1940, West Franklin, Kentucky LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Franklin Church Records

Church minutes, 1895-1926 (Providence Baptist Church (Franklin, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1840-1974 (Smyrna Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Franklin, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1893-1963 (Sulphur Spring Baptist Church (Franklin, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

First Baptist Church, Franklin, Kentucky, 1833-1983 FamilySearch Library

Records (microform) 1893-1963, Sulphur Spring Baptist Church (Franklin, Ky.). Archive Grid

Records (microform) 1895-1964, Providence Baptist Church (Franklin, Ky.). Archive Grid

Franklin Death Records

1852-1965 Kentucky Death Records (incomplete) Ancestry online

1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths MyHeritage online

1911-2000 Kentucky Death Index Ancestry online

Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-present Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics

Simpson County, Kentucky Area Pre-1911 Obituaries FamilySearch Library

Franklin Histories and Genealogies

Franklin and Simpson County reflections of 1976 and a supplement to A picture of progress, 1819-1975 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Land Records

Deeds, 1882-1962; indexes, 1882-1974 FamilySearch Library

Land records, 1829-1873 FamilySearch Library

Land records, 1948-1962 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Map Records

Franklin 1886 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1886 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Franklin 1892 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1892 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Franklin 1897 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1897 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Franklin 1901 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1901 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Franklin 1908 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1908 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Franklin 1913 Sanborn Map Historic Map Works online

Franklin 1913 Sanborn Map (included in Historic U.S. Maps) MyHeritage online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, April 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, August 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, August 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, December 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, May 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky, October 1901 Library of Congress online

Franklin Marriage Records

1783-1965 Kentucky, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1852-1914 Kentucky Marriage Records (includes Simpson County: 1852-1859, 1874-1878, 1906-1907 ) Ancestry online

Franklin marriages, 1795-1830 WorldCat

Marriage records, 1882-1952 FamilySearch Library

Simpson County, Kentucky marriages, 1882-1910 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Newspapers and Obituaries

Franklin Favorite 02/23/2004 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Franklin Favorite 1881-2023 Newspapers.com online

Simpson County, Kentucky Area Pre-1911 Obituaries FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Franklin

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Franklin Patriot. (Franklin, Ky.) 1871-1880s

Franklin Probate Records

1774-1989 Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Abstracts from Simpson County, KY. Will book 1, 1882-1907 FamilySearch Library

Abstracts from Simpson County, Kentucky. Will book 1, 1882-1907 FamilySearch Library

Franklin School Records

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Franklin Simpson High School - Wildcat Yearbook (Franklin, KY), 1941, 1956 E Yearbook online

Franklin Simpson High School yearbook, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Franklin-Simpson High School yearbook, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1931 (May), 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Franklin-Simpson High School yearbook, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1931 (May), 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Franklin-Simpson High School yearbook, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lincoln High School - Lincolnite Yearbook (Franklin, KY), 1941 E Yearbook online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957 Classmates online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Lincoln High School yearbook, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1957 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Listing of alumnae in a Franklin female college catalog, 1913 FamilySearch Library

Minutes, 1868-1907 FamilySearch Library

Franklin Tax Records

Tax books, 1819-1875 FamilySearch Library



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