Bourbon County, Kentucky Records

Bourbon County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on October 17, 1785 from Fayette County. The county was named for the House of Bourbon, European royal house.

Bourbon County is bordered by Harrison County (northwest), Nicholas County (northeast), Bath County (east), Montgomery County (southeast), Clark County (south), Fayette County (southwest), Scott County (west).

Bourbon County Cities and Towns include Millersburg, North Middletown, Paris.

A Map of Bourbon County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Bourbon County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Bourbon County Courthouse is located in Paris, Kentucky. Some records were lost in a fire on 8 May 1872. 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 Bourbon 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.

• Bourbond County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1786, Land Records from 1786 and Probate Records from 1786 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Bourbon County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1780. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Bourbon 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.
• Bourbon County Elected Officials

Bourbon County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1790 (missing), 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

Bourbon 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 1958 to present
• Locations: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

Bourbon County, Kentucky Resources

• Bourbon County Genealogical Society
• John Fox Jr. Memorial Library
• Paris-Bourbon County Public Library
• Bourbon County, Kentucky Message Boards

Bourbon County, Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Bourbon County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Bourbon Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
• Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Bourbon County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Bourbon County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
• Bourbon Co. KYGenweb
• Bourbon County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
• Bourbon County, Kentucky Military Records