Jefferson County, KYGenWeb
As a member of the national USGenWeb Project, this site is to provide you with FREE resources to help in your genealogy and family history research.
My name is Taneya Koonce and I am your county coordinator. Over the next several months I will be updating the website with a fresh design and updating of all links. This will take some time so please bear with me. In the meantime, you can access and older version of the site on the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine here.If you still cannot find what you are looking for, do not hesitate to contact me.
Jefferson County was established in 1780 when land from Kentucky County was split into three separate counties. The county is named for Thomas Jefferson and is one of the state's 9 original counties.
The county seat is Louisville and our neighboring counties in Kentucky are Bullitt, Hardin, Oldham, Shelby, Spencer. The county is also bordered by Clark, Floyd, and Harrison counties of Indiana.
This site relies on submissions so please feel free to send me any documents, records, photos that you can share. You never know how your contributions can help others!
I am unable to do extensive research for you, but may be able to offer suggestions. Be sure to include details about what you are researching and I will do my best to help.
Locust Grove
Smoketown Marker
Abraham Linkhorn Grave
Jefferson County
Image credits: Locust Grove - Warren LeMay; Smoketown Historical Marker - Explore Kentucky History website; Abraham Linkhorn Grave Marker - WikiMedia Commons ; Jefferson County Map - Kentucky Indiana Exchange.