Butler County, Kentucky Records
Butler County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 18, 1810 from Logan County and Ohio County. The county was named in honor of Richard Butler (1743–1791), Revolutionary War general .
Butler County is bordered by Ohio County (northwest), Grayson County (northeast), Edmonson County (east), Warren County (southeast), Logan County (south), Muhlenberg County (west).
Butler County Cities and Towns include Morgantown, Rochester, Woodbury.
A Map of Butler County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Butler County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Butler County, KY Courthouse
The Butler County Courthouse is located in Morgantown, Kentucky. The courthouse was burned in 1872. 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 Butler 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.
- Butlerd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1810, Land Records from 1810 and Probate Records from 1810 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Butler County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1811. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Butler 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.
- Butler County Elected Officials
Butler County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Butler 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.
Butler County, Kentucky Resources
Butler County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Butler County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Butler Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Butler County, Kentucky History & Genealogy
- Butler County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Butler County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Butler Co. KYGenweb
- Butler County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Butler County, Kentucky Military Records
