KYGenWeb - Lincoln County Genealogy

Welcome to Lincoln County, Kentucky GenWeb Project

The Lincoln County KYGenWeb project site is currently being reconstructed and updated. The original pages are still live, linked and accessible under the "Original Lincoln Pages" link above. Some pages, however, may not be available at the time of your visit. Revised pages are available through the other links. Thank you for your patience while we work through the site and bring it up to date. If you have any questions or wish to make an inquiry, please contact Les Jones

Kentucky County, Virginia was created December 31, 1776. Kentucky County was abolished during the June of 1780 Virginia General Assembly whereby, Kentucky County, Virginia was divided to establish Lincoln County along with Fayette and Jefferson counties. Lincoln County, Kentucky became one of nine original counties created on June 1, 1792, when Kentucky became the 15th state to enter the Union. Lincoln County was named in honor of Benjamin Lincoln who was born January 24, 1733 in the Province of Massachusetts Bay and served as a general in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Lincoln County Genealogical Contributions

The Lincoln County KYGenweb Project invites you to use these Lincoln County genealogy notes and data in your genealogy research as well as perhaps share research you might have with fellow Lincoln County researchers. In doing so, please acknowledge the work of fellow contributors when appropriate. If you wish to share genealogy information regarding Lincoln County, please feel free to contact Les Jones.