Danville Genealogy (in Boyle County, KY)

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Danville Birth Records

1852-1910 Kentucky Birth Records (includes Boyle County: 1852-1859, 1875-1876, 1878, 1904 ) 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

Danville Cemetery Records

Bellevue Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bellevue Cemetery Kentucky Gravestones online

Bellevue Cemetery Find a Grave online

Boyle County, Kentucky, cemetery records, 1792-1992 FamilySearch Library

Caldwell-Irvine Find a Grave online

Carter-Crow Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemetery records, 1859-1988 FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records, 1966-1988 FamilySearch Library

Centre College Columbarium Find a Grave online

Confederate burials in Kentucky cemeteries FamilySearch Library

Danville National Cemetery Find a Grave online

Danville National Cemetery Interment online

Danville National Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Danville National Cemetery Billion Graves online

Danville, Kentucky, Danville National Cemetery, 1862-2003 Ancestry online

Gill Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hilldale Cemetery Find a Grave online

Index of interment registers, Bellevue and Hilldale Cemeteries, Danville, Kentucky WorldCat

Meadow Lane Cemetery Find a Grave online

Moore Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Union Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Union Cemetery Find a Grave online

Presbyterian Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rochester Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rogers Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salt River Baptist Church Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Stony Point Cemetery Find a Grave online

Talbot Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

The Final Disposition, Vol. IV: Danville National Cemetery Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVII: Soldiers' Lot in the Danville City Cemetery, Boyle county, Kentucky Ancestry online

Walker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Warren Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

William Crow Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wisconsin Civil War soldiers buried in Danville National Cemetery, Danville, KY FamilySearch Library

Withers Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Danville Census Records

Census 1880, Deaf & Dumb School, Danville, Boyle County US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census of 1940, Danville, 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

Danville Church Records

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Church record book of New Providence Baptist Church near Danville, Ky., South District Association, Oct. 1867-Aug. 1891, Boyle County, Ky. Archive Grid

Church records, 1826-1866 (Danville Presbyterian Church (Danville, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1827-1868 (First Presbyterian Church (Danville, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1872-1939 (Second Presbyterian Church (Danville, Kentucky)) FamilySearch Library

First and Second Presbyterian Churches Records, 1827-1951, Danville, Ky. Archive Grid

The Presbyterians : two hundred years in Danville, 1784-1984 FamilySearch Library

The story of Methodism in Danville, Kentucky FamilySearch Library

Transylvania Presbytery, Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. records, 1786-1951 Archive Grid

Danville City Directories

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Danville City Directory 1945 MyHeritage online

Danville City Directory 1948 MyHeritage online

Danville City Directory 1951 MyHeritage online

Danville, KY; 1942, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1931 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1945 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1948 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1951 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1954 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1956 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1958 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville, Kentucky, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Danville Court Records

Order Books, 1787-1792, Kentucky Supreme Court - District of Kentucky Archive Grid

Danville 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

Danville Histories and Genealogies

A Centennial History of the Kentucky School for the Deaf, Danville, Kentucky, 1823-1923 Lexington Public Library online

A history of Danville and Boyle County, Kentucky, 1774-1992 FamilySearch Library

Early days in Danville FamilySearch Library

The Political Club, Danville, Kentucky, 1786-1790. Being an account of an early Kentucky society from the original papers recently found LDS Genealogy online

The Political Club, Danville, Kentucky, 1786-1790. Being an account of an early Kentucky society from the original papers recently found Internet Archive online

Danville Land Records

Deeds, 1842-1905 FamilySearch Library

Danville Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, 1908 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, November 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky, October 1886 Library of Congress online

Danville Marriage Records

1783-1965 Kentucky, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1852-1914 Kentucky Marriage Records (includes Boyle County: 1852-1859, 1875-1876, 1878, 1901, 1904 ) Ancestry online

Kentucky Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage records, Boyle County, Kentucky, 1880-1890 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records; 1842-1955; indexes, 1842-1985 FamilySearch Library

Danville Military Records

The Final Disposition, Vol. IV: Danville National Cemetery Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVII: Soldiers' Lot in the Danville City Cemetery, Boyle county, Kentucky Ancestry online

Danville Newspapers and Obituaries

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Advocate-Messenger 08/01/2003 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Advocate-Messenger 1910-2023 Newspapers.com online

Central Kentucky Gazette 1865-1867 Newspapers.com online

Danville KY Weekly Kentucky Tribune 1858-1864 Fulton History online

Danville Kentucky Tribune, 1851-1857 Newspaper Archive online

Danville News 1883-1906 Newspapers.com online

Danville Tribune 1881-1904 Newspapers.com online

Danville Weekly Kentucky Tribune, 1858-1864 Newspaper Archive online

Kentucky Advocate 1870-1939 Newspapers.com online

Kentucky Gazette 1787-1840 Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program online

Kentucky Rifle 1867-1867 Newspapers.com online

Kentucky Standard 1900-2023 Newspapers.com online

Kentucky Tribune 1843-1856 Newspapers.com online

Kentucky tribune (The), 1851-1857 Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program online

Local 1878-1878 Newspapers.com online

Mirror 09/03/1804 to 10/24/1804 Genealogy Bank online

Olive Branch 1826-1826 Newspapers.com online

Olive Branch and Danville Advertiser 1825-1830 Newspapers.com online

Olive Branch and Western Union 1820-1820 Newspapers.com online

The Olive branch 1826 FamilySearch Library

The Olive branch and Danville advertiser 1826- 1828 FamilySearch Library

Wednesday Mercury 1842-1842 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Kentucky Tribune 1860-1875 Newspapers.com online

Weekly Kentucky tribune (The), 1858-1861, 1864 Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program online

Western Presbyterian, 1865-1867 Kentucky Digital Newspaper Program online

Offline Newspapers for Danville

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.

Advocate-Messenger. (Danville, Ky.) 1978-Current

Boyle Independent. (Danville, Ky.) 1946-1953

Clarion. (Danville, Ky.) 1841-1843

Danville Advertiser. ([Danville, Ky.]) 1825-1826

Danville Advocate-Messenger. (Danville, Ky.) 1940-1978

Danville Daily Messenger. (Danville, Ky.) 1919-1940

Danville Messenger. (Danville, Ky.) 1910-1919

Kentucky Advocate. (Danville, Ky.) 1865-1940

Kentucky Tribune. (Danville [Ky.]) 1843-1840s

Mirror. (Danville, Ky.) 1804-1800s

Olive Branch and Western Union. (Danville, Ky.) 1820-1820s

Olive Branch, and Danville Advertiser. ([Danville, Ky.]) 1826-1830s

Olive Branch. (Danville, Ky.) 1820s-1826

Olive Branch. (Danville, Ky.) 1888-1889

People's Friend. (Danville, Ky.) 1818-1819

Western Presbyterian. (Danville, Ky.) 1865-1869

Danville Probate Records

1774-1989 Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Danville School Records

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Boyle County High School yearbook, 1981, 1984, 2007 Classmates online

Boyle County High School yearbook, 1981, 1984, 2007 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Centre College - Old Centre Yearbook (Danville, KY), 1941, 1943, 1948, 1950 E Yearbook online

Centre College yearbooks, 1941, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1950 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Danville Classical and Military Academy Catalogue, Fourth Session. Begins September 11th, 1877. Ends June 13th, 1878 Lexington Public Library online

Danville High School - Log Yearbook (Danville, KY), 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1955, 1956, 1958 E Yearbook online

Danville High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Danville High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006 Classmates online

Danville High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1943, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

General catalogue of the Centre College of Kentucky, Danville, Kentucky, 1890 FamilySearch Library

Inaugural ceremonies, October 9th, 1889 : address of Moderator of the Synod of Kentucky -- address of Chairman of Board of Trustees -- Inaugural address of Dr. Young -- speeches at the banquet FamilySearch Library

Kentucky College for Women - Daisy Yearbook (Danville, KY), 1921 E Yearbook online

Kentucky College for Women yearbook, 1921 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Kentucky School for the Deaf yearbook, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 Classmates online

Kentucky School for the Deaf yearbooks, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Danville Tax Records

Tax books, 1849-1876 FamilySearch Library



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