Livingston County, Kentucky Records
Livingston County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 13, 1798 from Christian County. The county was named in honor of Robert Livingston (1746–1813), one of the Committee of Five that drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Livingston County is bordered by Hardin County, Illinois (north), Crittenden County (northeast), Lyon County (southeast), Marshall County (south), McCracken County (southwest), Massac County, Illinois (west), Pope County, Illinois (northwest).
Livingston County Cities and Towns include Carrsville, Grand Rivers, Ledbetter, Salem, Smithland.
A Map of Livingston County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Livingston County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
Livingston County, KY Courthouse
The Livingston County Courthouse is located in Smithland, 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 Livingston 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.
- Livingston County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1799, Land Records from 1800 and Probate Records from 1799 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- Livingston 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.
- Livingston 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.
- Livingston County Elected Officials
Livingston 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
Livingston 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.
Livingston County, Kentucky Resources
Livingston County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Livingston County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- Livingston Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Livingston County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Livingston County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- Livingston Co. KYGenweb
- Livingston County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- Livingston County, Kentucky Military Records
