Carroll County, Kentucky Records
Carroll County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on February 9, 1838 from Gallatin County, Henry County and Trimble County. The county was named in honor of Charles Carroll (1737–1832), last living signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Carroll County is bordered by Jefferson County, Indiana (north), Switzerland County, Indiana (northeast), Gallatin County (east), Owen County (southeast), Henry County (south), Trimble County (west).
Carroll County Cities and Towns include Carrollton, English, Ghent, Prestonville, Sanders, Worthville.
A Map of Carroll County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Carroll County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Carroll County, KY Courthouse
The Carroll County Courthouse is located in Carrollton, Kentucky. Learn More About State of Kentucky Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Carroll county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Carroll County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1836, Land Records from 1795 and Probate Records from 1838 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Carroll County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1838. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Carroll County Tax Information and Contacts. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over age twenty-one, young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses.
- Carroll County Elected Officials
Carroll County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
- U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Carroll County, Kentucky Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1911 to present
- Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 1958Â to present
- Locations:Â Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.
Carroll County, Kentucky Resources
Carroll County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Carroll County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Carroll Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Carroll County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Carroll County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Carroll Co. KYGenweb
- Carroll County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Carroll County, Kentucky Military Records
