Grant County, Kentucky Records
Grant County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on February 12, 1820 from Pendleton County. The county was named in honor of Samuel Grant (1762–1789 or 1794), John Grant (1754–1826), and Squire Grant (1764–1833), three of the county's earliest settlers .
Grant County is bordered by Boone County (north), Kenton County (northeast), Pendleton County (east), Harrison County (southeast), Scott County (south), Owen County (west), Gallatin County (northwest).
Grant County Cities and Towns include Corinth, Crittenden, Dry Ridge, Williamstown.
A Map of Grant County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Grant County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Grant County, KY Courthouse
The Grant County Courthouse is located in Williamstown, 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 Grant 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.
- Grant County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1820, Land Records from 1820 and Probate Records from 1820 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Grant County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1820. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Grant 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.
- Grant County Elected Officials
Grant County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 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: 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
Grant 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.
Grant County, Kentucky Resources
Grant County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Grant County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Grant Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Grant County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Grant County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Grant Co. KYGenweb
- Grant County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Grant County, Kentucky Military Records
