Boone County, Kentucky Records

Boone County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 13, 1798 from Campbell County. The county was named in honor of Daniel Boone (1734–1820), frontiersman.

Boone County is bordered by Hamilton County, Ohio (north), Kenton County (east), Grant County (south), Gallatin County (southwest), Switzerland County, Indiana (west), Ohio County, Indiana (west), Dearborn County, Indiana (northwest).

Boone County Cities and Towns include Burlington, Florence, Hebron, Petersburg, Union, Walton, Richwood, Verona, Big Bone, Kentucky, Rabbit Hash.

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

Boone County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Boone County Courthouse is located in Burlington, Kentucky. Some records may have been destroyed in the late 1880s due to a fire. 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 Boone 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.

• Booned County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1799, Land Records from 1799 and Probate Records from 1800 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Boone County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1799. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Boone 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.
• Boone County Elected Officials

Boone 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

Boone 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.

Boone County, Kentucky Resources

• Boone County Historical Society
• Northern Kentucky Historical Society, Box 151, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 41075
• Public Library - Historical Research
• Boone County, Kentucky Message Boards

Boone County, Kentucky External Links

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