McCracken County, Kentucky Records
McCracken County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on January 15, 1825 from Hickman County. The county was named in honor of Virgil McCracken, military captain killed at the Battle of Frenchtown .
McCracken County is bordered by Massac County, Illinois (north), Livingston County (northeast), Marshall County (east), Graves County (south), Carlisle County (southwest), Ballard County (west).
McCracken County Cities and Towns include Hendron, Lone Oak, Massac, Paducah, Reidland, Woodlawn-Oakdale.
A Map of McCracken County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
McCracken County, Kentucky Courthouse Records
McCracken County, KY Courthouse
The McCracken County Courthouse is located in Paducah, 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 McCracken 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.
- McCracken County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1825, Land Records from 1825 and Probate Records from 1825 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
- McCracken County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1825. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
- McCracken 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.
- McCracken County Elected Officials
McCracken County, Kentucky Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 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
McCracken 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.
McCracken County, Kentucky Resources
McCracken County, Kentucky External Links
- Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- McCracken County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
- Kentucky Vital Records Index
- McCracken Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
- Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- THE PADUCAH AND McCRACKEN COUNTY, KENTUCKY FAMILY HISTORY FORUM
- McCracken County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- McCracken County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
- McCracken Co. KYGenweb
- McCracken County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
- McCracken County, Kentucky Military Records
