You wrote: Is there such a thing as a index to the 1840 KY census? If so, can someone tell me the counties they find Murrell listed? ****************************************************************************** ******* I checked on ancestry.com & Murrell was mostly in Barren Co.,Ky in 1840..Give me a 1st.name Another good way is two go to google.com & askjeeves.com and type in his/her name with some info.Sometimes it GOES to your direct ancestor that someone has already compiled on--Wilma