Reference Materials
Do you have books or other library items you would like to donate to Louisville Metro Archives and Records Center? Items should be specific to the City of Louisville, Jefferson county or Metro government. Examples of items we seek are: Neighborhood Histories, Biographies of Local Personalities, Louisville History, Kentucky History, general genealogy and research aids, etc. If you have items to donate, please contact us at (502) 574-2554.
METRO ARCHIVES MICROFILM COLLECTION
- ONLINE INVENTORY Tax Records (Assessment Lists)
- ONLINE INVENTORY Land Ownership (Surveys, Grants & Entries)
- ONLINE INVENTORY Vital Records (Births and Deaths)
- ONLINE INVENTORY Probate Records (Wills and Estate Inventories)
- ONLINE Index Naturalizations in Jefferson Co (Use the Find feature to search)
- ONLINE INVENTORY Naturalization Records
- ONLINE INVENTORY Marriage Records (Registers and Bonds)
- ONLINE INVENTORY U. S. Census Records
- ONLINE INVENTORY City Directories
- ONLINE INDEX Confederate Soldier Pension Applications in Jefferson County
- Metro Information Online
- About Jefferson County, KY
- Louisville Open Data Initiative
- Interactive Maps (LOJIC)
- Metro Code of Ordinances
- Online Land Records
State and Local Resources
- Filson Historical Society
- Kentuckiana Digital Library
- Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Research Services
- University of Louisville Archives and Records Center
- University of Louisville Digital Collections
- Louisville Free Public Library
- Kentucky Historical Society
- Cave Hill Cemetery (Database)
On-Line Databases
- KY Land Office - KY Secretary of State
- Virginia and Old KY Patent Series
- Revolutionary War Warrants
- West of Tennessee River Military Patents
- Certificates of Settlements & Preemption Warrants
- Virginia Treasury Warrants
- Lincoln Entries
- County Court Order Patents
- Jackson Purchase
- West of Tennessee Non-Military Patents
- County Formations
- Kentucky Cities
- KY Land Grants at Ancestry.com
- Metro Louisville/Jefferson County KyGenWeb
- Sons of the American Revolution
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Kentucky Vital Records Index (Selected Records)
- Jefferson County Clerk's Records
- Kentucky Military Records Online
Land Ownership and Division (deeds, grants, surveys)
| Index to Deeds, Grantor | 1783–1899 |
Index to Deeds, Grantor |
1900–1937 |
Index to Deeds, Grantor |
1938–1968 |
Index to Deeds, Grantee, Vol. 1-780 |
1783–1913 |
Index to Deeds, Grantee/Grantor |
1783–1838 |
Deeds, Vol. 1-731 |
1783–1911 |
Deeds, Vol. 1-4893 |
1783–1978 |
note: *Grantee = Buyer/ Grantor = Seller
Other Projects on Microfilm
| Jefferson County Court Road Case Files, #1 - #499 | 1846–1944 |
Metro Parks, Louisville and Jefferson County Olmsted Parks Plans |
1894–1906 |
Jefferson County Department for Human Services, Dependent Children’s Homes Records, including: House of Refuge/Industrial School of Reform; Parental Home and School Commission; Louisville and Jefferson County Children’s Home |
1866–1938 |
Records of Common Council/ Board of Aldermen/ Other City Records (incomplete collection) |
various |
Legislative Records of Louisville, KY (Bound Volumes) |
1923–1976 |
Ordinance Indexes (City of Louisville) |
various |
