How to Find Kentucky Vital Records

Kentucky vital records include birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Find out how you can best get the KY vital records you want and approximately how much these records will cost you.

Kentucky, the Bluegrass State, has an estimated population of 4,173,405 (year 2005 estimates). Now that creates a lot of vital records doesn't it? If this figure makes you think that searching for vital records in Kentucky is hard, DON'T. KY vital records are easy to locate. What you do have to remember though is to ensure that you provide as many (and as accurate) information as you can.

Vital records represent four main life events: birth, death marriage, and divorce. You can thus imagine that everyday, thousands of these records are created so if you are looking for a specific KY vital record, the chances of it being found fast depends on how much data you provide and how accurate these information are.

KY Vital Records - What You Should Provide

Do be sure you are ready with the following for your vital records request.

• The complete name of the person whose vital record is being located.

• County, city or town where the birth, death, marriage or divorce took place.

• Exact (or approximate) birth, death , marriage or divorce dates.

• The requesters' relationship to the individuals whose records they're asking for.

• Your (requester) full name, signature and contact details.

• Your reason for requesting copies of the records.

• Self-addressed and stamped envelopes.

How Much Will Kentucky Vital Records Cost You?

Following is a quick rundown of approximately how much is required to get copies of pertinent KY vital records from the resource mentioned below.

Copy of Birth Record - $10.00

Copy of Death Record - $6.00

Kentucky birth and death records are only on file from the date January 1911 onwards.

Copy of State Marriage Record - $6.00 (records available from June 1958 onwards).

Copy of County Marriage Record - rate varies depending on the county where the marriage took place. To find out how much it will cost (and any other information you need), send a letter of request to the Clerk of County Court in the county where the marriage license was granted.

Copy of State Divorce Record - $6.00 (records available from June 1958 onwards).

Copy of County Divorce Record - rate varies. To find out how much it will cost (and any other information you need), send a letter of request to the Clerk of County Court in the county where the divorce was granted.

* Fees are quoted as of this writing. To check for any changes, pls. call the number cited below.

Useful Kentucky Vital Records Resource

Office of Vital Statistics
Department for Health Services
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, KY 40621

Tel: (502) 564-4212

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