Clark County, Kentucky Records
Clark County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 6, 1792 from Bourbon County and Fayette County. The county was named in honor of George Rogers Clark (1752–1818), Revolutionary War general .
Clark County is bordered by Bourbon County (north), Montgomery County (northeast), Powell County & Estill County (southeast), Madison County (southwest), Fayette County (northwest).
Clark County Cities and Towns include Winchester.
A Map of Clark County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Clark County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Clark County, KY Courthouse
The Clark County Courthouse is located in Winchester, 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 Clark 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.
- Clark County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1793, Land Records from 1793 and Probate Records from 1793 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Clark County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1793. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Clark 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.
- Clark County Elected Officials
Clark County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (missing), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, 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
Clark 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.
Clark County, Kentucky Resources
- Clark County Historical Society, 122 Belmont Avenue, Winchester, KY 40391
- Clark County, Kentucky Message Boards
Clark County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Clark County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Clark Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Clark County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Clark County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Clark Co. KYGenweb
- Clark County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Clark County, Kentucky Military Records
