Wolfe County, Kentucky Records

Wolfe County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on March 5, 1860 from Owsley County, Breathitt County, Powell County and Morgan County. The county was named in honor of Nathaniel Wolfe (1808–1865), member of the Kentucky General Assembly.

Wolfe County is bordered by Menifee County (north), Morgan County (northeast), Magoffin County (east), Breathitt County (southeast), Lee County (southwest), Powell County (northwest).

Wolfe County Cities and Towns include Bethany, Campton, Hazel Green, Lee City, Pine Ridge, Trent, Bear Pin, Mary Flatt road.

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

Wolfe County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Wolfe County Courthouse is located in Campton, Kentucky. Records were lost in courthouse fires in 1886 and 1913. 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 Wolfe 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.

• Wolfed County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1861, Land Records from 1860 and Probate Records from 1885 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Wolfe County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1818. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Wolfe 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.
• Wolfe County Elected Officials

Wolfe County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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: None
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Wolfe 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.

Wolfe County, Kentucky Resources

• Wolfe County Museum & Historical Society, P.O. Box 696, Campton, KY 41301-0696
• Wolfe County, Kentucky Message Boards

Wolfe County, Kentucky External Links

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