Bath County, Kentucky Records
Bath County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 15, 1811 from Montgomery County. The county was named for the Medicinal springs located within the county.
Bath County is bordered by Fleming County (north), Rowan County (east), Menifee County (southeast), Montgomery County (southwest), Bourbon County (west), Nicholas County (northwest).
Bath County Cities and Towns include Owingsville, Salt Lick, Sharpsburg.
A Map of Bath County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Bath County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Bath County, KY Courthouse
The Bath County Courthouse is located in Owingsville, Kentucky. No records seem to have been lost in a courthouse fire on 21 May 1864. 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 Bath 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.
- Bathd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1811, Land Records from 1811 and Probate Records from 1811 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Bath 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.
- Bath 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.
- Bath County Elected Officials
Bath 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
Bath 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.
Bath County, Kentucky Resources
Bath County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Bath County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Bath Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Bath County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Bath County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Bath Co. KYGenweb
- Bath County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Bath County, Kentucky Military Records
