Barren County, Kentucky Records
Barren County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 20, 1798 from Green County and Warren County. The county was named for the Barrens, a region of grassland in Kentucky .
Barren County is bordered by Hart County (north), Metcalfe County (east), Monroe County (southeast), Allen County (southwest), Warren County (west), Edmonson County (northwest).
Barren County Cities and Towns include Cave City, Eighty Eight, Glasgow, Hiseville and Park City.
A Map of Barren County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Barren County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Barren County, KY Courthouse
The Barren County Courthouse is located in Glasgow, 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 Barren 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.
- Barren County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1799, Land Records from 1798 and Probate Records from 1798 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Barren County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1798. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Barren 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.
- Barren County Elected Officials
Barren 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
Barren 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.
Barren County, Kentucky Resources
- South Central Kentucky Historical and Genealogical Society
- South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society, P O Office Bos 157, Glasgow, KY 42142-0157
- Barren County, Kentucky Message Boards
Barren County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Barren County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Barren Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Barren County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Barren County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Barren Co. KYGenweb
- Barren County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Barren County, Kentucky Military Records
