Fleming County, Kentucky Records

Fleming County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on February 10, 1798 from Mason County (Fleming County was taken to form Floyd County in 1800 and Rowan County in 1856.). The county was named in honor of John Fleming (1735–1791), frontiersman and one of the county's original settlers .

Fleming County is bordered by Mason County (north), Lewis County (northeast), Rowan County (southeast), Bath County (south), Nicholas County (west), Robertson County (northwest).

Fleming County Cities and Towns include Ewing, Flemingsburg, Nepton.

A Map of Fleming County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Fleming County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Fleming County Courthouse is located in Flemingsburg, 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 Fleming 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.

• Fleming County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1798, Land Records from 1798 and Probate Records from 1798 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Fleming County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1798. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Fleming 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.
• Fleming County Elected Officials

Fleming 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

Fleming 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 1958 to present
• Locations: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

Fleming County, Kentucky Resources

• Fleming County Historical Society, 207 E. Main Street, Flemingsburg KY 41041
• Fleming County, Kentucky Message Boards

Fleming County, Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Fleming County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Fleming Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
• Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Fleming County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Fleming County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
• Fleming Co. KYGenweb
• Fleming County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
• Fleming County, Kentucky Military Records