Garrard County, Kentucky Records
Garrard County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 17, 1796 from Madison County, Lincoln County and Mercer County. The county was named in honor of James Garrard, second Governor of Kentucky (1796–1804) .
Garrard County is bordered by Jessamine County (north), Madison County (northeast), Rockcastle County (southeast), Lincoln County (southwest), Boyle County (west), Mercer County (northwest).
Garrard County Cities and Towns include Lancaster, Bryantsville, Paint Lick, Cartersvile.
A Map of Garrard County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Garrard County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Garrard County, KY Courthouse
The Garrard County Courthouse is located in Lancaster, Kentucky. 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 Garrard 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.
- Garrard County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1797, Land Records from 1797 and Probate Records from 1797 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Garrard County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1797. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Garrard 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.
- Garrard County Elected Officials
Garrard 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
Garrard 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.
Garrard County, Kentucky Resources
Garrard County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Garrard County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Garrard Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Garrard County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Garrard County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Garrard Co. KYGenweb
- Garrard County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Garrard County, Kentucky Military Records
