Hopkins County Genealogical Society Home Page

The Hopkins County Genealogical Society is located is located at 14 Court Street, Madisonville, KY.

The Society has a large collection of books, specializing in the various county books available for Kentucky,
especially those counties that surround Hopkins County. They also have numerous books on Virginia, North
Carolina, and Tennessee as well as other states.

The Society library is staffed by volunteers five days a week Tuesday - Thursday 12 PM until 4PM and Friday 10 AM- 3 PM for your convenience or by appointment. (A volunteer must be on duty for you to have access to the library unless you are a paid member.)

Members may visit at any time. If there is no volunteer on duty when you arrive, simply request the key at the main desk down stairs and sign in. (You must show your current year membership card.)

Hopkins County Genealogical Society celebrates its 43 year anniversary in 2009. We invite you to become a member. Dues are $20 per year which entitle you to unlimited access to the Society's library, and a subscription to "YESTERDAY'S TUCKAWAYS", a quarterly published by the Society. Queries with Hopkins County connections are welcomed and will be published as space permits, (usually not a problem).

Hopkins County Genealogical Society Meetings are held at the Center for Cultural & Professional Development, 38 West Arch Street, Madisonville, KY, on the 4th Tuesday night of each month, at 7:00 PM.

Contacts for the Society Email:
Jane Ann Jackson President jjackson@newwavecomm.net or
Don Bradley Vice President dlbradley1@gmail.com

HCGS Books For Sale

  • Order Book 1819-1842
  • Order Book 1831-1839
  • School Census 1895-97, White Schoolhouse
  • Surnames
  • Tavern Rates, 1857
  • The Sisk Family
  • Woodruff Ancestry
  • Miscellaneous Records - Muhlenberg Co.
  • WWII Memorial Quilt
  • Hopkins Co Page