Bracken County, Kentucky Records
Bracken County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 14, 1796 from Campbell County and Mason County. The county was named in honor of William Bracken, trapper and frontiersman.
Bracken County is bordered by Clermont County, Ohio (north), Brown County, Ohio (northeast), Mason County (east), Robertson County (south), Harrison County (southwest), Pendleton County (west).
Bracken County Cities and Towns include Augusta, Brooksville, Germantown.
A Map of Bracken County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Bracken County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Bracken County, KY Courthouse
The Bracken County Courthouse is located in Brooksville, Kentucky. Some records were lost in a fire on 20 Apr 1848. 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 Bracken 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.
- Brackend County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1797, Land Records from 1797 and Probate Records from 1797 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Bracken County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1797. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- Bracken 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.
- Bracken County Elected Officials
Bracken 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
Bracken 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.
Bracken County, Kentucky Resources
Bracken County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Bracken County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Bracken Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Bracken County General Information & Brief History
- Bracken County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Bracken County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Bracken Co. KYGenweb
- Bracken County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Bracken County, Kentucky Military Records
