Ballard County, Kentucky Records
Ballard County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on February 15, 1842 from Hickman County and McCracken County. The county was named in honor of Bland Ballard (1761–1853), hero of the Battle of Fallen Timbers and Battle of River Raisin.
Ballard County is bordered by Pulaski County, Illinois (north), McCracken County (east), Carlisle County (south), Mississippi County, Missouri (southwest), Alexander County, Illinois (west).
Ballard County Cities and Towns include Bandana, Barlow, Blandville, Kevil, La Center, Monkey's Eyebrow, Wickliffe.
A Map of Ballard County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Ballard County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Ballard County, KY Courthouse
The Ballard County Courthouse is located in Wickliffe, Kentucky. Most records were destroyed in a courthouse fire on 17 Feb 1880. 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 Ballard 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.
- Ballardd County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1853, Land Records from 1842 and Probate Records from 1842 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Ballard County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1842. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Ballard 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.
- Ballard County Elected Officials
Ballard County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Ballard 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.
Ballard County, Kentucky Resources
Ballard County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Ballard County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Ballard Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Ballard County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Ballard County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Ballard Co. KYGenweb
- Ballard County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Ballard County, Kentucky Military Records
