Hancock County, Kentucky Records
Hancock County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 3, 1829 from Daviess County, Ohio County and Breckinridge County. The county was named in honor of John Hancock (1737–1793), signer of the Declaration of Independence .
Hancock County is bordered by Spencer County, Indiana (northwest), Perry County, Indiana (northeast), Breckinridge County (southeast), Ohio County (south), Daviess County (west).
Hancock County Cities and Towns include Hawesville, Lewisport.
A Map of Hancock County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Hancock County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Hancock County, KY Courthouse
The Hancock County Courthouse is located in Hawesville, 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 Hancock 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.
- Hancock County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1829, Land Records from 1829 and Probate Records from 1820 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Hancock County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1834. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Hancock 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.
- Hancock County Elected Officials
Hancock County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 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
Hancock 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.
Hancock County, Kentucky Resources
- Genealogical Society of Hancock County, P.O. Box 667, Hawesville, Kentucky 42348; (270) 927-8095
- Hancock County Historical Society, Box 605, Hawesville KY 42348
- Hancock County Museum
- Hancock County Archives
- Hancock County, Kentucky Message Boards
Hancock County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Hancock County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Hancock Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Hancock County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Hancock County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Hancock Co. KYGenweb
- Hancock County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Hancock County, Kentucky Military Records
