Hehir, Donald M. Kentucky Families: A Bibliographic Listing. Bowie, MD.: Heritage Books, 1993. Call No. Local History Ref Z1287.H44 1993 (2nd floor open shelf).
Schweitzer, George K. Kentucky Genealogical Research. Knoxville, TN.: G. K. Schweitzer, 1981. Call No. Local History Ref F450.S33 (2nd floor open shelf).
Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Kentucky. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1995. Call No. Local History Ref G1201.F7 A8 1993 Ky (2nd floor open shelf).
1790 and 1800 original census not extant; tax lists used as substitutes for these years. Census microfilm holdings complete for 1810-1880. Published statewide indexes for 1810-1860. 1870 statewide index on CD-ROM. Soundex index for 1880. 1890 Veterans schedule. All available on 2nd floor; ask at 2nd floor reference desk.
The Newberry has a good collection of Kentucky county histories and published records transcriptions. Be sure to consult both the card and computer catalogs under the subject heading of the county in which you are interested. You may also wish to check the Mormon International Genealogical Index as part of the Family Search CD-ROM package located near the 2nd floor reference desk.
At the same CD-ROM station, consult the Family History Library catalog. Through a loan program, microfilm can be ordered for use at the Newberry.
Cook, Michael L. Kentucky Index of Biographical Sketches in State, Regional, and County Histories. Evansville, IN.: Cook Publications, 1986. Call No. Local History Ref Z1287.C66 1986 (2nd floor open shelf). Index to subjects of biographical sketches.
Death Certificate Index, 1911-1986. Frankfort, KY.: Commonwealth of Kentucky Dept. for Health Services, 1988. Call No. Microfiche 2764.
Jackson, Ronald Vern. Index to Kentucky Wills to 1851: The Testators. Salt Lake City, UT: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1979. Call No. Local History Ref folio F450.J33 (2nd floor open shelf).
Kentucky Marriage Records: From the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1983.
Call No. Local History Ref F450.K455 1983 (2nd floor open shelf). Marriage lists based on courthouse records.
The Kentucky Vital Records Index is maintained by the University of Kentucky. It indexes death records (1911-1992), marriages (1973-1993) and divorces (1973-1993).
Early Kentucky Tax Records: From the Register of the Kentucky Historical Society. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1984.
Call No. Local History Ref F450.E16 1984 (2nd floor open shelf).
Jillson, Willard Rouse. The Kentucky Land Grants: A Systematic Index to All of the Land Grants Recorded in the State Land Office at Frankfort, Kentucky, 1782-1924. Baltimore, Genealogical Pub. Co., 1971.
Call No. Local History Ref HD243.K4 J5 1971 (2nd floor open shelf).
The Kentucky Land Office Web site contains a number of searchable databases and historical information about Kentucky land records.
The following periodicals are indexed by topic and everyname in Kentucky Genealogical Index. Call No. Local History Ref F450.T73 (2nd floor open shelf). Subject indexing also in Periodical Source Index. Call No. Local History Ref Z5301.P47 (2nd floor open shelf). All of these periodicals are on 2nd floor open shelf.
Abstracts of Pensions: Soldiers of the Revolution, 1812 and Indian Wars Who Settled in Kentucky. [s.i.: s.n.], 1931-1954.
Call No. Local History Ref F450.A37 1931 (2nd floor open shelf). Divided by county with indexing at the end of each county section.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky. 2 volumes. Frankfort, 1866-67.
Call No. Local History Ref E509.2.K37 1866 (2nd floor open shelf). Listings of Union forces.
Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky, Confederate Kentucky Volunteers, War 1861-65. 2 volumes. Utica, KY: Cook & McDowell Publications, 1980. Call No. Local History Ref E564.3.K45 1980 (2nd floor open shelf).
Simpson, Alicia. Kentucky Confederate Veteran and Widows Pension Index. Hartford, KY: Cook & McDowell, 1979. Call No. folio UB374.K4 S56.