| Kentucky Lynchings | ||||||||||
| St # | Victim | Race | Sex | Offense | Mo | Day | Year | County | State | Note |
| 1 | Sarver, Robert | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Mar | 6 | 1882 | Simpson | Kentucky | |
| 2 | Courts, Wm. | Wht | Male | Murder | Apr | 27 | 1882 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 3 | Courts, Bradford | Wht | Male | Murder | Apr | 27 | 1882 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 4 | Ellis, George | Wht | Male | Rape & murder | Jun | 3 | 1882 | Boyd | Kentucky | |
| 5 | Mitchell, James | Blk | Male | Rape | Jun | 15 | 1882 | Montgomery | Kentucky | |
| 6 | Ritter, Wm. | Blk | Male | Rape & murder | Jul | 12 | 1882 | Henderson | Kentucky | |
| 7 | Speakman, Richard | Wht | Male | Rape | Aug | 2 | 1882 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 8 | Emberton, Bishop | Wht | Male | Rape | Aug | 2 | 1882 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 9 | Cox, Wat | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | May | 8 | 1883 | Hopkins | Kentucky | |
| 10 | Colbert, Henry | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jun | 10 | 1883 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 11 | Cooper, Nelson | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 12 | 1883 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 12 | Bailey, Samuel | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 12 | 1883 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 13 | Truxtill, James | Wht | Male | Rape | Nov | 10 | 1883 | Whitley | Kentucky | |
| 14 | Kilburn, Henry | Wht | Male | Murder | Apr | 9 | 1884 | Breathitt | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 15 | Strong, Wm. | Wht | Male | Murder | Apr | 9 | 1884 | Breathitt | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 16 | Dickerson, Charles | Blk | Male | Burglary | May | 4 | 1884 | Boone | Kentucky | |
| 17 | Petty, Miles | Blk | Male | Rape | May | 9 | 1884 | Hardin | Kentucky | |
| 18 | Gillespe, Bill | Blk | Male | Murder | Jul | 5 | 1884 | Nicholas | Kentucky | |
| 19 | Henderson, Dick | Blk | Male | Cutting white boy | Jul | 6 | 1884 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 20 | Lucas, W.J. | Wht | Male | Resisted mob | Jul | 14 | 1884 | Daviess | Kentucky | |
| 21 | May, Richard | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jul | 14 | 1884 | Daviess | Kentucky | |
| 22 | Martin, John | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 10 | 1884 | Rowan | Kentucky | |
| 23 | Taylor, Jerry | Wht | Male | Barn-burning | May | 26 | 1885 | Simpson | Kentucky | |
| 24 | Hicks, Wes | Wht | Male | Barn-burning | May | 26 | 1885 | Simpson | Kentucky | |
| 25 | Scales, Sam | Wht | Male | Rape | Sep | 11 | 1885 | Boone | Kentucky | |
| 26 | Simpson, Calvin | Blk | Male | Murder | Jan | 24 | 1886 | Henderson | Kentucky | |
| 27 | Woodward, Handy | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Mar | 10 | 1886 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 28 | Wade, Hampton | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Mar | 22 | 1886 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 29 | North, Alexander | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Mar | 22 | 1886 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 30 | Shaw, Henry | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Mar | 22 | 1886 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 31 | Jones, Meredith | Blk | Male | Rape | Apr | 28 | 1886 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 32 | Cornish, Wm. | Wht | Male | Murder | Jan | 29 | 1887 | Washington | Kentucky | |
| 33 | Jackson, Wm. | Unk | Male | Murder | Mar | 10 | 1887 | Pendleton | Kentucky | |
| 34 | Thomas, John | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Jul | 17 | 1887 | Madison | Kentucky | |
| 35 | Coleman, Charles | Blk | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | Sep | 3 | 1887 | Fleming | Kentucky | |
| 36 | Price, Samuel | Wht | Male | Murder | Feb | 27 | 1888 | Hickman | Kentucky | |
| 37 | Reams, Bill | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Feb | 27 | 1888 | Hickman | Kentucky | |
| 38 | Skinner, John Henry | Blk | Male | Attempted murder | Mar | 14 | 1888 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 39 | Nary, Eli | Blk | Male | Barn-burning | Mar | 15 | 1888 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 40 | Reney, Thomas | Blk | Male | Poisoning horses | May | 10 | 1888 | Warren | Kentucky | |
| 41 | Foster, James | Blk | Male | Rape | Jun | 10 | 1888 | Henderson | Kentucky | |
| 42 | Bryan, Robert | Blk | Male | Murder | Jul | 6 | 1888 | Henderson | Kentucky | |
| 43 | Thornton, Joseph | Blk | Male | Rape | May | 20 | 1889 | McCracken | Kentucky | |
| 44 | Cravasso, Tony | Wht | Male | Murder | Jun | 22 | 1889 | Bell | Kentucky | |
| 45 | Cravasso, (brother) | Wht | Male | Murder | Jun | 22 | 1889 | Bell | Kentucky | |
| 46 | Ardell, Harry | Wht | Male | Murder | Jun | 26 | 1889 | Bullitt | Kentucky | |
| 47 | Kelly, James | Blk | Male | Rape | Jul | 26 | 1889 | Bourbon | Kentucky | |
| 48 | Smith, J. O. A. | Wht | Male | Murder | Nov | 24 | 1889 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 49 | Turner, Jack | Blk | Male | Murder | Dec | 9 | 1889 | Green | Kentucky | |
| 50 | Jones, Doc | Blk | Male | Murder | Dec | 19 | 1889 | Daviess | Kentucky | |
| 51 | Gruell, Dan | Wht | Male | Swindling | Mar | 19 | 1890 | Harrison | Kentucky | |
| 52 | Watson, Henry | Blk | Male | Rape | Jun | 24 | 1890 | Breckinridge | Kentucky | |
| 53 | Henderson, John | Blk | Male | Murder | Aug | 21 | 1890 | Woodford | Kentucky | |
| 54 | Humphreys, Ernest | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 1 | 1890 | Caldwell | Kentucky | |
| 55 | Skaggs, Will | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Apr | 16 | 1891 | Warren | Kentucky | |
| 56 | Wilcox, John | Wht | Male | Rape & murder | May | 20 | 1891 | Elliott | Kentucky | |
| 57 | Wilcox, Henry | Wht | Male | Rape & murder | May | 20 | 1891 | Elliott | Kentucky | |
| 58 | Rossimus, Frank | Wht | Male | Attempted murder | Jul | 17 | 1891 | Bell | Kentucky | |
| 59 | Pulliam, Sam | Blk | Male | Rape | Jul | 20 | 1891 | Anderson | Kentucky | |
| 60 | Grainger, Jobe | Blk | Male | Threatened man | Jul | 24 | 1891 | Simpson | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 61 | Dudley, James | Blk | Male | Murder | Aug | 28 | 1891 | Scott | Kentucky | |
| 62 | Gilland, James | Unk | Male | Murder | Sep | 15 | 1891 | Pulaski | Kentucky | |
| 63 | Gilland, Joe | Unk | Male | Murder | Sep | 15 | 1891 | Pulaski | Kentucky | |
| 64 | Gibson, Lige | Unk | Male | Murder | Jan | 27 | 1892 | Owen | Kentucky | |
| 65 | Willis, Wick | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | May | 31 | 1892 | Adair | Kentucky | |
| 66 | Porter, Austin | Wht | Male | Murder | Jun | 6 | 1892 | Carter | Kentucky | |
| 67 | Hill, Charles | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Jun | 9 | 1892 | McCracken | Kentucky | |
| 68 | Redfern, John | Unk | Male | Murder | Jul | 13 | 1892 | Simpson | Kentucky | |
| 69 | Murphy, Logan | Unk | Male | Murder | Aug | 16 | 1892 | Montgomery | Kentucky | |
| 70 | Wilcoxsen, John | Blk | Male | Murder | Sep | 2 | 1892 | Metcalfe | Kentucky | |
| 71 | Bond, James | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Dec | 19 | 1892 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 72 | Harper, Bob | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Dec | 28 | 1892 | Warren | Kentucky | |
| 73 | Collins, James | Wht | Male | Theft | May | 3 | 1893 | Grant | Kentucky | |
| 74 | Miller, Seay J. | Blk | Male | Rape & murder | Jul | 7 | 1893 | Carlisle | Kentucky | |
| 75 | Poole, Felix | Unk | Male | Assault (rape) | Aug | 1 | 1893 | Ohio | Kentucky | |
| 76 | Walton, Charles | Blk | Male | Murder | Aug | 18 | 1893 | Union | Kentucky | |
| 77 | Gough, Leonard | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Aug | 28 | 1893 | Henry | Kentucky | |
| 78 | Akerson, Wm. | Blk | Male | Rape | Sep | 2 | 1893 | Lincoln | Kentucky | |
| 79 | Mitchell, Josh | Blk | Male | Theft | Jan | 7 | 1894 | Harrison | Kentucky | |
| 80 | Gamble, M. G. | Blk | Male | Rape | Jan | 21 | 1894 | Whitley | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 81 | Tye, Len | Blk | Male | Kidnapping | Mar | 2 | 1894 | Harlan | Kentucky | |
| 82 | Gadly, Caleb | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jun | 25 | 1894 | Warren | Kentucky | |
| 83 | Traughber, Edwin | Unk | Male | Bad character | Jul | 15 | 1894 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 84 | Howard, Marion | Blk | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | Jul | 16 | 1894 | Allen | Kentucky | |
| 85 | Laferdetta, Louis | Wht | Male | Murder | Jul | 17 | 1894 | Boone | Kentucky | |
| 86 | Tyler, Wm. | Blk | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | Jul | 26 | 1894 | Nicholas | Kentucky | |
| 87 | Boston, Marshall | Blk | Male | Rape | Aug | 14 | 1894 | Franklin | Kentucky | |
| 88 | Rich, Berry | Unk | Male | Arson & theft | Oct | 1 | 1894 | Crittenden | Kentucky | |
| 89 | Richardson, Alex | Unk | Male | Rape & murder | Oct | 9 | 1894 | Estill | Kentucky | |
| 90 | Griffey, Willis | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Oct | 14 | 1894 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 91 | Morton, Oscar | Unk | Male | Murder | Oct | 14 | 1894 | Lee | Kentucky | |
| 92 | Martin, Edward | Unk | Male | Arson & theft | Oct | 30 | 1894 | Crittenden | Kentucky | |
| 93 | Nalls, Gabe | Unk | Male | Arson & theft | Nov | 4 | 1894 | Crittenden | Kentucky | |
| 94 | Nalls, Ulysses | Unk | Male | Arson & theft | Nov | 4 | 1894 | Crittenden | Kentucky | |
| 95 | Blair, Tom | Wht | Male | Murder | Jan | 1 | 1895 | Montgomery | Kentucky | |
| 96 | Ray, George | Blk | Male | Bad reputation | Apr | 25 | 1895 | Washington | Kentucky | |
| 97 | Howardton, John | Wht | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | May | 16 | 1895 | Crittenden | Kentucky | |
| 98 | Kennedy, Claude | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | May | 24 | 1895 | Union | Kentucky | |
| 99 | Smith, Mollie | Wht | Female | Aiding murderer | Jun | 28 | 1895 | Trigg | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 100 | Colston, Abitahl | Wht | Male | Murder | Jun | 28 | 1895 | Trigg | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 101 | Howton, Hewlett | Unk | Male | Arson | Jul | 8 | 1895 | Caldwell | Kentucky | |
| 102 | Haggard, Robert | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jul | 16 | 1895 | Clark | Kentucky | |
| 103 | Lewis, Harrison | Blk | Male | Murder | Aug | 26 | 1895 | Washington | Kentucky | |
| 104 | Butcher, Wm. | Blk | Male | Assault | Sep | 2 | 1895 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 105 | Negro, Unnamed | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Nov | 18 | 1895 | Henderson | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 106 | Negro, Unnamed | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Nov | 18 | 1895 | Henderson | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 107 | Negro, Unnamed | Blk | Male | Train wrecking | Nov | 23 | 1895 | Marshall | Kentucky | |
| 108 | West, Mrs. T. J. | Wht | Female | Adultery | Dec | 29 | 1895 | Marion | Kentucky | |
| 109 | Dever, Wm. | Wht | Male | Adultery | Dec | 29 | 1895 | Marion | Kentucky | |
| 110 | Martin, Fount | Unk | Male | Barn-burning | Feb | 15 | 1896 | Wayne | Kentucky | |
| 111 | White, Thomas | Blk | Male | Unknown | Sep | 10 | 1896 | Caldwell | Kentucky | |
| 112 | Procter, Dink | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 18 | 1896 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 113 | Procter, Arch | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 18 | 1896 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 114 | Procter, Wm. | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 18 | 1896 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 115 | Stone, James | Blk | Male | Assault (rape) | Dec | 21 | 1896 | Graves | Kentucky | |
| 116 | Suett, Will | Blk | Male | Race prejudice | Dec | 23 | 1896 | Graves | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 117 | Finley, George | Blk | Male | Race prejudice | Dec | 23 | 1896 | Graves | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 118 | Alexander, Alf | Blk | Male | Murder | Dec | 25 | 1896 | Daviess | Kentucky | |
| 119 | Morton, Robert | Blk | Male | Insulted white woman | Feb | 4 | 1897 | Warren | Kentucky | |
| 120 | Boyden, Wilber | Unk | Male | Murder | Apr | 12 | 1897 | Bell | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 121 | Brinkley, Ephraim | Unk | Male | Bad character | Jul | 21 | 1897 | Hopkins | Kentucky | |
| 122 | Wilson, George | Blk | Male | Unknown | Aug | 13 | 1897 | Nicholas | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 123 | Sullivan, Elkanah | Wht | Male | Murderous assault | Aug | 22 | 1897 | Whitley | Kentucky | |
| 124 | Bushrod, Raymond | Blk | Male | Rape | Sep | 26 | 1897 | Hancock | Kentucky | |
| 125 | Allen, Richard | Blk | Male | Robbery | Feb | 23 | 1898 | Graves | Kentucky | |
| 126 | Gaines, Caleb | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jun | 16 | 1898 | Barren | Kentucky | |
| 127 | Scott, George | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jun | 26 | 1898 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 128 | Baun, Arch | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Oct | 21 | 1898 | Cumberland | Kentucky | |
| 129 | Goin, Pleas | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 14 | 1898 | Bell | Kentucky | |
| 130 | Stewart, Henry | Blk | Male | Robbery & assault | Jun | 27 | 1899 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 131 | Bolin, John | Blk | Male | Murder & robbery | Aug | 19 | 1899 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 132 | Coleman, Richard | Blk | Male | Murder | Dec | 6 | 1899 | Mason | Kentucky | |
| 133 | Warfield, Fratus | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Oct | 18 | 1900 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 134 | Carter, George | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Feb | 11 | 1901 | Bourbon | Kentucky | |
| 135 | Howard, Frank | Blk | Male | Murder | Sep | 12 | 1901 | Ballard | Kentucky | |
| 136 | Feed, Samuel | Blk | Male | Murder | Sep | 12 | 1901 | Ballard | Kentucky | |
| 137 | Harris, Ernest | Blk | Male | Murder | Sep | 12 | 1901 | Ballard | Kentucky | |
| 138 | Fields, Jimbo | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 2 | 1901 | Shelby | Kentucky | |
| 139 | Garnett, Clarence | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 2 | 1901 | Shelby | Kentucky | |
| 140 | Esters, Silas | Blk | Male | Sexual molestation | Oct | 31 | 1901 | Larue | Kentucky | |
| 141 | Mayes, James | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jan | 11 | 1902 | Washington | Kentucky | |
| 142 | Brown, Thomas | Blk | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | Feb | 6 | 1902 | Jessamine | Kentucky | |
| 143 | Dooley, Bill | Blk | Male | Altercation | Feb | 14 | 1902 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 144 | Dewley, Ernest | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Apr | 30 | 1902 | Meade | Kentucky | |
| 145 | Anderson, Joshua | Wht | Male | Murder | Jul | 17 | 1902 | Daviess | Kentucky | |
| 146 | Buckles, Harlan | Blk | Male | Murder | Nov | 16 | 1902 | Hardin | Kentucky | |
| 147 | Thacker, Wm. | Wht | Male | Murder | Jul | 15 | 1903 | Fleming | Kentucky | |
| 148 | Hall, Thomas | Blk | Male | Shooting boy | Oct | 16 | 1903 | Ballard | Kentucky | |
| 149 | Radford, Lewis | Blk | Male | Murder | Jan | 24 | 1904 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 150 | Bumpass, Joseph | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Aug | 30 | 1904 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 151 | Leavell, Frank | Blk | Male | Entering woman's room | Oct | 12 | 1905 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 152 | Bowers, Virgil | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 17 | 1905 | Laurel | Kentucky | |
| 153 | Baker, Ernest | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Jan | 21 | 1906 | Trigg | Kentucky | |
| 154 | McDowell, Jake | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | May | 31 | 1908 | Webster | Kentucky | |
| 155 | Jones, Virgil | Blk | Male | Race hatred | Aug | 1 | 1908 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 156 | Boyer, Robert | Blk | Male | Race hatred | Aug | 1 | 1908 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 157 | Jones, John | Blk | Male | Race hatred | Aug | 1 | 1908 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 158 | Riley, Joseph | Blk | Male | Race hatred | Aug | 1 | 1908 | Logan | Kentucky | |
| 159 | Walker, Mrs. | Blk | Female | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 160 | Walker, Daughter | Blk | Female | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 161 | Walker, David | Blk | Male | Cursed white woman | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 162 | Walker, Son | Blk | Male | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 163 | Walker, Baby | Blk | Unk | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 164 | Walker, Child | Blk | Unk | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 165 | Walker, Child | Blk | Unk | Race prejudice | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 166 | Walker, Child | Blk | Unk | Threats | Oct | 3 | 1908 | Fulton | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 167 | Hill, Elmer | Wht | Male | Rape & murder | Dec | 16 | 1908 | Russell | Kentucky | |
| 168 | Brame, Bennie | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Apr | 9 | 1909 | Christian | Kentucky | |
| 169 | Maxey, John | Blk | Male | Murderous assault | Jun | 3 | 1909 | Franklin | Kentucky | |
| 170 | Miller, Wallace | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Aug | 9 | 1909 | Trigg | Kentucky | |
| 171 | Carroll, Charles | Unk | Male | Unknown | Mar | 29 | 1910 | Edmonson | Kentucky | |
| 172 | Patterson, Wade | Blk | Male | Assault | Jan | 15 | 1911 | Shelby | Kentucky | |
| 173 | West, James | Blk | Male | Flirting with wh. girl | Jan | 15 | 1911 | Shelby | Kentucky | |
| 174 | Marshall, Eugene | Blk | Male | Murder | Jan | 15 | 1911 | Shelby | Kentucky | |
| 175 | Potter, Wm. | Blk | Male | Murder | Apr | 20 | 1911 | McLean | Kentucky | |
| 176 | Richardson, Joseph | Blk | Male | Criminal assault (rape) | Sep | 26 | 1913 | Grayson | Kentucky | |
| 177 | Allen, Henry | Unk | Male | Unknown | Nov | 12 | 1914 | Muhlenberg | Kentucky | Uncertain |
| 178 | Hart, Peter | Blk | Male | Race prejudice | Jan | 12 | 1915 | Ballard | Kentucky | |
| 179 | Tinker, Thomas | Wht | Male | Murder | Feb | 10 | 1915 | Graves | Kentucky | |
| 180 | Underwood, Houston | Wht | Male | Mistaken identity | Feb | 12 | 1915 | Estill | Kentucky | |
| 181 | Bell, Arthur | Blk | Male | Burglary | Jun | 4 | 1915 | Caldwell | Kentucky | |
| 182 | Buckner, Ellis | Blk | Male | Attempted rape | Nov | 28 | 1915 | Henderson | Kentucky | |
| 183 | Durrett, Luther | Blk | Male | Criticized mob | Oct | 16 | 1916 | McCracken | Kentucky | |
| 184 | Kinley, Brack | Blk | Male | Rape | Oct | 16 | 1916 | McCracken | Kentucky | |
| 185 | Dempsey, Lawrence | Blk | Male | Assault | May | 20 | 1917 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 186 | Lewis, Charles | Blk | Male | Robbery | Dec | 16 | 1918 | Fulton | Kentucky | |
| 187 | Smith, Grant | Blk | Male | Rape | Mar | 29 | 1920 | Fleming | Kentucky | |
| 188 | James, Richard | Blk | Male | Murder | Mar | 13 | 1921 | Woodford | Kentucky | |
| 189 | Shannon, Frederick | Blk | Male | Murder | Oct | 26 | 1924 | Floyd | Kentucky | |
| 190 | Kirby, Primus | Blk | Male | Assault | Jun | 15 | 1926 | Todd | Kentucky | |
| 191 | Fugate, Chester | Wht | Male | Murder | Dec | 25 | 1929 | Breathitt | Kentucky | |
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