Nicholas County, Kentucky Records
Nicholas County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 18, 1799 from Bourbon County and Mason County. The county was named in honor of George Nicholas (1743–1799), Revolutionary War colonel .
Nicholas County is bordered by Robertson County (north), Fleming County (northeast), Bath County (southeast), Bourbon County (southwest), Harrison County (northwest).
Nicholas County Cities and Towns include Carlisle, East Union, Headquarters, Hooktown, Moorefield, Myers.
A Map of Nicholas County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Nicholas County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Nicholas County, KY Courthouse
The Nicholas County Courthouse is located in Carlisle, 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 Nicholas 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.
- Nicholas County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1800, 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.
- Nicholas County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1796. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Nicholas 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.
- Nicholas County Elected Officials
Nicholas 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
Nicholas 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.
Nicholas County, Kentucky Resources
Nicholas County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Nicholas County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Nicholas Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Nicholas County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Nicholas County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Nicholas Co. KYGenweb
- Nicholas County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Nicholas County, Kentucky Military Records
