Jessamine County, Kentucky Records
Jessamine County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 19, 1798 from Fayette County. The county was named for the Jessamine Creek, which contains a set of rapids that are the county's most well known natural feature.
Jessamine County is bordered by Fayette County (northeast), Madison County (souttheast), Garrard County (south), Mercer County (southwest), Woodford County (northwest).
Jessamine County Cities and Towns include Nicholasville, Wilmore.
A Map of Jessamine County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Jessamine County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Jessamine County, KY Courthouse
The Jessamine County Courthouse is located in Nicholasville, 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 Jessamine 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.
- Jessamine County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1799, Land Records from 1799 and Probate Records from 1799 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Jessamine 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.
- Jessamine 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.
- Jessamine County Elected Officials
Jessamine 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
Jessamine 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.
Jessamine County, Kentucky Resources
Jessamine County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Jessamine County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Jessamine Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- The Autobiography of David Meade, II
- Jessamine County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Jessamine County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Jessamine Co. KYGenweb
- Jessamine County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Jessamine County, Kentucky Military Records
