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Beginning 1 January 1911, Kentucky again required the registration of births and deaths. Registration was generally complied with by 1917. The Family History Library has birth and death indexes and death records covering this period:  
Beginning 1 January 1911, Kentucky again required the registration of births and deaths. Registration was generally complied with by 1917. The Family History Library has birth and death indexes and death records covering this period:  


Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. ''Birth Index, 1911–1995''. [Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics], 1997. (On 1038 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=740438&disp=Birth+indexes%2C+1911%2D1995%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche, beginning with 6118873].) The index lists the child’s name, birth date and county, and mother’s maiden name.  
*''Birth Index, 1911–1995'' <ref> Kentucky. Office of Vital Statistics. ''Birth Index, 1911–1995''. [Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics], 1997. (On 1038 Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=740438&disp=Birth+indexes%2C+1911%2D1995%20%20&columns=*,0,0 fiche, beginning with 6118873].) </ref> The index lists the child’s name, birth date and county, and mother’s maiden name.  


The University of Kentucky provides indexes to selected Kentucky vital records from data acquired from Kentucky's state Office of Vital Statistics (for noncommercial use only). These include [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Death Index for 1911-1986 ]and [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ 1987-1992].  
The University of Kentucky provides indexes to selected Kentucky vital records from data acquired from Kentucky's state Office of Vital Statistics (for noncommercial use only). These include [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Death Index for 1911-1986] and [http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ 1987-1992].  


For copies of records kept since 1911, write to:  
For copies of records kept since 1911, write to:  


Cabinet For Health Services<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>Department for Health Services<br>275 East Main Street<br>Frankfort, KY 40621-0001<br>Telephone: 1-502-564-4212<br>Fax: 1-502-227-0032<br>Internet: http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/  
Cabinet For Health Services<br>Office of Vital Statistics<br>Department for Health Services<br>275 East Main Street<br>Frankfort, KY 40621-0001<br>Telephone: 1-502-564-4212<br>Fax: 1-502-227-0032<br>Internet: [http://chfs.ky.gov/dph/vital/ Kentucky Vital Statistics]


State your relationship to the individual and the reason you want the information.  
State your relationship to the individual and the reason you want the information.  
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You can also search indexes to selected Kentucky vital records through the University of Kentucky’s web page:  
You can also search indexes to selected Kentucky vital records through the University of Kentucky’s web page:  


''Kentucky Vital Records Index''. In the University of Kentucky [Internet site] Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky. [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/ . This contains indexes to selected vital records including: Death Index for 1911–1986, Death Index for 1987–1992, Marriage Index for 1973–1993, and Divorce Index for 1973–1993.  
*''Kentucky Vital Records Index''. <ref> In the University of Kentucky [Internet site] Lexington, Kentucky: University of Kentucky. [cited 25 October 1999]. Available at http://ukcc.uky.edu/~vitalrec/ . </ref> This contains indexes to selected vital records including: Death Index for 1911–1986, Death Index for 1987–1992, Marriage Index for 1973–1993, and Divorce Index for 1973–1993.  


Ancestry.com a subscription website has [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1911-1953] indexed with images.  
Ancestry.com a subscription website has [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Records 1911-1953] indexed with images.


=== Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities before 1911  ===
=== Birth and Death Records Kept by Cities before 1911  ===
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