State Resources — Kentucky

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 Vital Records

State office has birth and death records since January 1911, and marriage and divorce records since June 1958.

Birth, Marriage, Divorce, and Death Records

	Call (502) 564-4212 for information on record lookup fees.
	Write to: Office of Vital Statistics Department for Health Services 275 East Main Street 1E-A Frankfort, KY 40621
	Notes: • For county marriage records, contact the Clerk of County Court in the county where the license was issued. • For county divorce records, contact the Clerk of County Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

 State Archives and Libraries

They currently have court records, newspapers, census records, vital records from 1800-1925, adoption papers, deeds, military records, divorce records, photos, and maps.

	Call (502) 564-8300. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 8:00-4:00 (except Saturday following a state holiday), closed Sunday and all state holidays.
	Write to: Kentucky State Archives Kentucky Department of Library and Archives Public Records Division 300 Coffee Tree Road, First Floor P.O. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40602-0537

 Local Genealogical Societies

	Write to: Kentucky Genealogical Society P.O. Box 153 Frankfort, KY 40602 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday (Except Saturday immediately preceding or following state holidays) 8:00-4:15, closed Sunday
	Publication: Bluegrass Roots