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CHRISTIAN,
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INTRODUCTION
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Christian County is a county
located in the U.S.
state of Kentucky. It was formed in 1797. As of 2000, the
population was 72,265. Its county seat is Hopkinsville,
Kentucky. The
population estimate as of 2007 is said to be 80,868. The county is named for Colonel William
Christian, a native of Augusta
County, Virginia, and a
veteran of the Revolutionary
War. He settled near Louisville,
Kentucky in 1785, and
was killed by Native
Americans in southern Indiana in 1786. Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County, as was Adlai
E. Stevenson I. Counties that are adjacent to Christian
county are Hopkins
County (north); Muhlenberg
County (northeast); Todd
County (east); Montgomery
County, Tennessee
(southeast); Stewart
County, Tennessee
(southwest); Trigg
County (west); and Caldwell
County (northwest). |
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GEN TOOL-KIT
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COUNTY RECORDS Christian County Clerk has Marriage
Records from 1797 and Land
Records from 1797 and is located
at 511 S Main Str, Suite 15, Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2300; (270) 887-4105,
FAX: (270) 887-4186, [EMAIL] . Christian
County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records
from 1797 and Court
Records from 1797 and is
located at Justice Center, 100 Justice Way, Hopkinsville, KY 42240;
270-889-6539, Fax: 270-889-6029 . There are a few online databases for Court, Land and Probate Records which include: Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850; Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900; Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999; Kentucky Land Grants; Kentucky Will Index, vol. 1 & 2 and Kentucky Will Index, Vol. 2. |
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Source: Family
History 101 States |
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HISTORICAL / GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY(s) |
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Christian
County Genealogical Society Hopkinsville,
KY 42240 |
Pennyroyal
Area Museum |
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COUNTY LIBRARY |
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Hopkinsville-Christian County Public
Library is a Public library.
This library is the central facility associated with the library system that
serves Christian County, KY.
The collection of the library contains 72000 volumes. The
library circulates 154994 items per year. Library Web Site.
Address: 1101
Bethel Street, Hopkinsville,
KY 42240-2087, United States Phone:
270-887-4263. |
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HISTORICAL PLACES |
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SURNAMES
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The
following are surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born, married or died in this
location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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CLEMENS, Elizabeth ELDER, Samuel |
PINNELL, Asa PINNELL, Nancy Margaret |
PINNELL, Richard PINNELL, Wesley |
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Additional information regarding these and other surnames may also be
found at: |
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Free Genealogy Surname Search Help from Google |
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This free genealogy site to help you get the best genealogy searches from Google™ by using your family tree, for your research. It will create a series of different
searches using tips or "tricks" that |
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will likely improve your results. The different searches will
give you many different ways of using Google and the Internet to find
ancestry information about this or any other Surname. |
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ANCESTRAL
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LOCATION: |
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FAMILY HISTORY NOTES(s):
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Christian County, Kentucky
LIST
OF LOCALITIES
The list below will assist
in your research regarding the matching of your ancestors birth, marriage,
death dates and in what locality of this county these events may have
occurred. Source: Wikipedia The yellow star in the map at the left designates the
location of the seat of government for this county. |
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Cities and towns:
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We
recommend that you use the following search engine and external
links to obtain additional knowledge
about this topic.
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GENERAL RESOURCES |
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LOCALITY SPECIFIC RESOURCES |
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IMAGE GALLERY
During our research we have collected images and photographs that are of general interest to a variety of localities. Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives. |
Christian County Courthouse, Hopkinsville, KY |
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If you have any
photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location we would greatly appreciate
hearing from you. Use the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any
images that pertain to this location. |
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Contact Information
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Snail mail: Fred USA |
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Pony Express: Tom |
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