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''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Kentucky|Kentucky ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  '''[[Kentucky_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'''''  
''[[United States|United States ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  [[Kentucky|Kentucky ]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]  '''[[Kentucky_Vital_Records|Vital Records]]'''''  


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Kentucky's civil records start the following years:  
Kentucky's civil records start the following years:  


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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Birth_Records Birth]'''  
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Birth_Records Birth]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records Marriage]'''  
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Marriage_Records Marriage]'''  
| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Death_Records Death]'''
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | '''[http://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Kentucky_Vital_Records#Death_Records Death]'''
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | Earliest
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Earliest
| align="center" width="16%" | 1852
| width="16%" align="center" | 1852
| align="center" width="16%" | 1785
| width="16%" align="center" | 1785
| align="center" width="16%" | 1852
| width="16%" align="center" | 1852
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | Statewide Registration
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | Statewide Registration
| align="center" width="16%" | 1911
| width="16%" align="center" | 1911
| align="center" width="16%" | 1958
| width="16%" align="center" | 1958
| align="center" width="16%" | 1911
| width="16%" align="center" | 1911
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| bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" width="16%" | General Compliance
| width="16%" bgcolor="#ffffcc" align="center" | General Compliance
| align="center" width="16%" | 1920
| width="16%" align="center" | 1920
| align="center" width="16%" | From county inception date&nbsp;  
| width="16%" align="center" | From county inception date&nbsp;  
| align="center" width="16%" | 1920
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*{{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} Index to death&nbsp;records. Not all records are complete for early years. -Free  
*{{RecordSearch|1674848|Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970}} Index to death&nbsp;records. Not all records are complete for early years. -Free  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;includes images of all of known existing births and deaths, and many marriages records.  
*Search the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=20&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Kentucky Birth, Marriage &amp; Death] Records at Ancestry.com - $&nbsp;includes images of all of known existing births and deaths, and many marriages records.  
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/kentucky.htm Kentucky Certificates] online -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ Birth and death records from 1911 to the present. Marriage and divorce records from June 1958<br><br>
*Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/kentucky.htm Kentucky Certificates] online -&nbsp;<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_30" /><span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1247073573052_178" />$ Birth and death records from 1911 to the present. Marriage and divorce records from June 1958<br>
 
'''A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:'''<br>
 
[[Kentucky Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Kentucky Births and Christenings (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]<br>


== Birth and Death Records  ==
== Birth and Death Records  ==
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'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]], Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Others may have crossed the Ohio River and gone to places like [[Brown County, Ohio|Aberdeen]] or [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in Ohio, or even to [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Evansville, Indiana]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref><ref>Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/ (accessed 8 January 2011)</ref><br>  
'''[[Gretna Greens in the United States|Gretna Greens]].''' Many '''eloping couples '''went to Maysville, [[Mason County, Kentucky|Mason County]] and [[Pike County, Kentucky|Pike County]], Kentucky to be married avoiding the waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Others may have crossed the Ohio River and gone to places like [[Brown County, Ohio|Aberdeen]] or [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Cincinnati]] in Ohio, or even to [[Vanderburgh County, Indiana|Evansville, Indiana]].<ref name="Eakle1">Arlene H. Eakle, "Have you searched and searched for a marriage without finding it?" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/02/19/have-you-searched-and-searched-for-the-marriage-without-finding-it/ (accessed 8 January 2011).</ref><ref>Arlene H. Eakle, "Charles H. Browning and Your Genealogy" in ''Genealogy Blog'' at a href="http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/"http://www.arleneeakle.com/wordpress/2007/11/30/charles-h-browning-and-your-genealogy/ (accessed 8 January 2011)</ref><br>  


== [[Image:Kentucky death certificate amanda pitt.jpg|thumb|right]]Death Records  ==
== [[Image:Kentucky death certificate amanda pitt.jpg|thumb|right|Kentucky death certificate amanda pitt.jpg]]Death Records  ==


Because much of the information about the availability of death records in Kentucky is similiar to birth records, see the discussion about these records under the heading ''[[Kentucky Vital Records#Birth_and_Death_Records|Births and Deaths]].''  
Because much of the information about the availability of death records in Kentucky is similiar to birth records, see the discussion about these records under the heading ''[[Kentucky Vital Records#Birth_and_Death_Records|Births and Deaths]].''  
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=== Burned, Lost or Missing Records  ===
=== Burned, Lost or Missing Records  ===


  [[Image:Fire.png|thumb|right|110px|Fire.png]]
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[http://www.mykentuckygenealogy.com/index.html Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses]  
[http://www.mykentuckygenealogy.com/index.html Kentucky Counties with Burned Courthouses]  
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== References  ==
== References  ==


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{{Kentucky|Kentucky}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}
{{Kentucky|Kentucky}} {{U.S. Vital Records}}  


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[[Category:Kentucky|Vital]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Vital_Records]]
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