Breckinridge County, Kentucky Records
Breckinridge County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 7, 1799 from Hardin County. The county was named in honor of John Breckinridge (1760–1806), Kentucky statesman and U.S. Senator.
Breckinridge County is bordered by Perry County, Indiana (northwest), Meade County (northeast), Hardin County (east), Grayson County (south), Ohio County (southwest), Hancock County (west).
Breckinridge County Cities and Towns include Cloverport, Hardinsburg, Irvington, McDaniels, McQuady, Webster, Harned, Custer, Hites Run, Constantine, Garfield.
A Map of Breckinridge County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Breckinridge County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Breckinridge County, KY Courthouse
The Breckinridge County Courthouse is located in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Records were saved from a fire on 28 Dec 1864, though some records were lost to a fire in Feb 1958. 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 Breckinridge 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.
- Breckinridged County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1860, Land Records from 1800 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.
- Breckinridge County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1803. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Breckinridge 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.
- Breckinridge County Elected Officials
Breckinridge 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
Breckinridge 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.
Breckinridge County, Kentucky Resources
- Breckinridge County Historical Society, P.O. Box 498, Hardinsburg, Kentucky 40143-0498
- Breckinridge County Historical Society Museum, Main St., Hardinsburg 40143; 270-756-2347 or 270-756-2867.
- Ancestral Trails Historical Society
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky Message Boards
Breckinridge County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Breckinridge Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Breckinridge County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Breckinridge Co. KYGenweb
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Breckinridge County, Kentucky Military Records
