Lewis County, Kentucky Records
Lewis County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 2, 1806 from Mason County. The county was named in honor of Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), explorer .
Lewis County is bordered by Adams County, Ohio (north), Scioto County, Ohio (northeast), Greenup County (east), Carter County (southeast), Rowan County (south), Fleming County (southwest), Mason County (west).
Lewis County Cities and Towns include Concord, Vanceburg, Tollesboro, Cabin Creek, Garrison, Ribolt.
A Map of Lewis County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Lewis County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Lewis County, KY Courthouse
The Lewis County Courthouse is located in Vanceburg, 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 Lewis 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.
- Lewis County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1807, Land Records from 1807 and Probate Records from 1807 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Lewis County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1807. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Lewis 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.
- Lewis County Elected Officials
Lewis County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Lewis 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.
Lewis County, Kentucky Resources
Lewis County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Lewis County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Lewis Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Lewis County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Lewis County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Lewis Co. KYGenweb
- Lewis County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Lewis County, Kentucky Military Records
