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Early Kentucky vital records, beginning from the dates indicated and until 1911 are held by the Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives (see Vital Records). Land and probate records may be available at the office of the county clerk or at the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
Legal enactment dates for counties often vary from effective date of organization and beginning of record maintenance. The latter date is the one reflected in the following chart. Inventory sheets from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and the Kentucky Historical Society were used for beginning dates of some records. Land records may pre-date county organization because records were transferred from the parent county.
Dates given for court records may apply to one of many court records located in the county seat (see Court Records). Not all records are extant from the first date given.
For all records, it is advisable to direct correspondence to the county official at the county courthouse address listed below to determine present location and availability of records. In many cases, the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives will hold either the original or microfilm records.
The Historical Records Survey, Guide to Public Vital Records in Kentucky (Louisville, Ky.: Historical Records Survey, 1942), was used to extract some information found in the following county listing. County formation information comes from Wendell Holmes Rone, Sr., An Historical Atlas of Kentucky and Her Counties (Mayfield, Ky.: Mayfield Printing Co., 1965). It contains photographs, chronologically arranged maps, and historical data from 1772 through 1856. Campbell and Kenton counties have two county courthouses.
Choose from the counties below to view the county information.
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