Kentucky became the young nation’s 15th state when it joined the Union on 1 June 1792. Famous for its horse farms, horse racing, and bourbon distilleries, Kentucky is the 37th largest state in the country and the 26th most populous.
If you are researching your ancestry from Kentucky, you will want to use GenealogyBank’s online KY newspaper archives: 102 titles to help you search your family history in the “Bluegrass State,” providing coverage from 1794 to Today. There are more than 43.5 million articles and records in our online Kentucky newspaper archives!
Dig deep into our online archives and search for historical and recent obituaries and other news articles about your Kentucky ancestors in these KY newspapers. Our Kentucky newspapers are divided into two collections: Historical Newspapers (complete paper) and Recent Obituaries (obituaries only).
Search Kentucky Newspaper Archives (1794 – 1984)
Search Kentucky Recent Obituaries (1984 – Current)
Here is a list of online Kentucky newspapers in the historical archives. Each newspaper title in this list is an active link that will take you directly to that paper’s search page, where you can begin searching for your ancestors by surnames, dates, keywords and more. The KY newspaper titles are listed alphabetically by city.
City | Title | Date Range * | Collection |
Ashland | Daily Independent | 05/12/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Barbourville | Mountain Advocate | 09/13/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Bardstown | Kentucky Standard | 09/29/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Bardstown | Western American | 09/06/1803 – 12/21/1804 | Newspaper Archives |
Bardstown | Bardstown Repository | 06/29/1814 – 10/30/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
Bardstown | Candid Review | 07/14/1807 – 08/27/1810 | Newspaper Archives |
Bedford | Trimble Banner | 09/29/2010 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Bowling Green | Daily News | 07/02/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Campbellsville | Central Kentucky News-Journal | 10/03/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Carrollton | Carrollton News-Democrat | 07/14/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Columbia | Adair Progress | 04/27/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Corbin | News Journal | 01/04/2012 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Corbin | Times-Tribune | 05/15/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Covington | Kentucky Post | 04/02/1990 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Covington | Kentucky Post | 07/01/1895 – 04/17/1920 | Newspaper Archives |
Cynthiana | Cynthiana Democrat | 10/08/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Danville | Advocate-Messenger | 08/01/2003 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Danville | Mirror | 09/03/1804 – 10/24/1804 | Newspaper Archives |
Danville | People’s Friend | 01/30/1819 – 01/30/1819 | Newspaper Archives |
Elizabethtown | News-Enterprise | 04/30/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Frankfort | Frankfort Argus | 02/03/1808 – 11/12/1834 | Newspaper Archives |
Frankfort | Guardian of Freedom | 06/19/1798 – 05/26/1804 | Newspaper Archives |
Frankfort | Kentucky Journal | 12/05/1795 – 12/05/1795 | Newspaper Archives |
Frankfort | Palladium | 12/25/1798 – 09/06/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
Frankfort | Western World | 07/07/1806 – 06/08/1810 | Newspaper Archives |
Frankfort | Commentator | 07/10/1818 – 02/15/1831 | Newspaper Archives |
Franklin | Franklin Favorite | 02/23/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Georgetown | Georgetown News-Graphic | 09/08/2000 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Georgetown | Telegraph | 09/25/1811 – 12/22/1813 | Newspaper Archives |
Glasgow | Glasgow Daily Times | 02/09/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Grayson, Olive Hill | Journal-Times | 07/05/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Harlan | Harlan Daily Enterprise | 11/17/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Harrodsburg | Kentucky People | 03/18/1870 – 08/25/1871 | Newspaper Archives |
Hazard | Hazard Herald | 06/28/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Henderson | Gleaner | 04/14/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Hodgenville | Larue County Herald News | 11/26/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
LaGrange | Oldham Era | 10/17/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Lancaster | Political Theatre | 11/18/1808 – 07/26/1809 | Newspaper Archives |
Lawrenceburg | Anderson News | 01/02/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Lebanon | Lebanon Enterprise | 11/20/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Leitchfield | Grayson County News Gazette | 10/17/2009 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Leitchfield | Record | 08/20/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Lexington | Kentucky Gazette | 03/15/1794 – 12/28/1837 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Herald | 03/20/1904 – 12/31/1982 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Standard | 01/27/1900 – 01/27/1900 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Morning Herald | 01/01/1896 – 03/19/1904 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Herald-Leader | 01/25/1984 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Lexington | Lexington Herald-Leader: Blogs | 05/08/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Lexington | Reporter | 03/12/1808 – 06/15/1831 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Stewart Kentucky Herald | 07/14/1795 – 09/15/1801 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | True American | 06/03/1845 – 10/21/1846 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Western Monitor | 08/03/1814 – 12/20/1817 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | American Statesman | 07/20/1811 – 08/14/1813 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Independent Gazetteer | 04/19/1803 – 11/16/1805 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Leader | 06/16/1901 – 09/15/1981 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Public Advertiser | 03/13/1822 – 10/09/1824 | Newspaper Archives |
Lexington | Lexington Herald-Leader | 03/01/1951 – 01/15/1984 | Newspaper Archives |
Liberty | Casey County News | 08/27/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
London | Sentinel Echo | 09/18/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Louisville | Bulletin | 09/24/1881 – 09/24/1881 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Louisville Anzeiger | 03/28/1923 – 05/31/1928 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Louisville Times | 09/01/1913 – 09/04/1913 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Ohio Falls Express | 07/11/1891 – 07/11/1891 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Louisville Eccentric Observer | 04/21/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Louisville | Weekly Courier-Journal | 05/19/1879 – 07/29/1889 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Western Courier | 11/16/1813 – 09/26/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Daily Louisville Public Advertiser | 01/22/1830 – 12/28/1830 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Louisville Correspondent | 05/11/1814 – 06/28/1817 | Newspaper Archives |
Louisville | Louisville Daily Courier | 01/19/1853 – 10/26/1868 | Newspaper Archives |
Madisonville | Messenger | 05/14/1999 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Maysville | Eagle | 01/19/1815 – 01/14/1846 | Newspaper Archives |
Maysville | Ledger Independent | 07/11/2002 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Maysville | Tri-weekly Maysville Eagle | 03/12/1845 – 12/15/1846 | Newspaper Archives |
Middlesboro | Middlesboro Daily News | 06/01/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Monticello | Wayne County Outlook | 07/03/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Morehead | Morehead News | 08/31/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
New Castle | Henry County Local | 10/09/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Nicholasville | Jessamine Journal | 10/08/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Owensboro | Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer | 09/01/1988 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Owenton | Owenton News-Herald | 01/12/2011 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Paris | Western Citizen | 12/24/1808 – 12/27/1815 | Newspaper Archives |
Paris | Rights of Man | 08/30/1797 – 01/10/1798 | Newspaper Archives |
Prestonsburg | Floyd County Times | 07/21/2004 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Richmond | Globe | 01/24/1810 – 10/17/1810 | Newspaper Archives |
Richmond | Richmond Register | 07/15/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Richmond | Luminary | 01/18/1812 – 03/08/1816 | Newspaper Archives |
Russellville | Mirror | 11/01/1806 – 01/05/1809 | Newspaper Archives |
Russellville | News-Democrat & Leader | 12/13/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Russellville | Weekly Messenger | 01/26/1819 – 12/29/1827 | Newspaper Archives |
Shelbyville | Sentinel-News | 10/10/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Shepherdsville | Pioneer News | 10/08/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Somerset | Commonwealth-Journal | 08/05/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Springfield | Springfield Sun | 07/08/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Stanford | Interior Journal | 08/31/2005 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Taylorsville | Spencer Magnet | 07/18/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Washington | Republican Auxiliary | 08/15/1807 – 08/15/1807 | Newspaper Archives |
Washington | Union | 03/08/1814 – 05/09/1817 | Newspaper Archives |
Washington | Weekly Messenger | 06/23/1803 – 10/06/1803 | Newspaper Archives |
Whitley City | McCreary County Record | 06/07/2007 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Williamstown | Grant County News and Express | 04/15/2008 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Winchester | Winchester Sun | 08/25/2006 – Current | Recent Obituaries |
Winchester | Winchester Advertiser | 08/05/1814 – 06/28/1817 | Newspaper Archives |
*Date Ranges may have selected coverage unavailable.
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