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Butler County, Kentucky
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Butler County, Kentucky Facts
When was Butler County, KY Created?
Butler County was created on January 18, 1810 from Logan County and Ohio County.
What is the County Seat of Butler County, KY?
The County Seat is located in Morgantown additionally, the county government website is www.butlercounty.ky.gov
What counties are adjacent to Butler County, KY?
Bordering Counties are Ohio County, Grayson County, Edmonson County, Warren County, Logan County, Muhlenberg County.
Butler County, KY Vital Records
Where can find Butler County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Butler County vital records can be found at the Kentucky Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records which has copies for of birth & deathe certificates (1911 – present), marriage licenses & divorce decrees (since June 1958). There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Kentucky for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Butler County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or you can download an application for Birth Certificate, Marriage / Divorce Certificate or Death Certificates to mail.
The Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives contains birth and death records for the cities of Louisville, Lexington, Covington and Newport, which introduced records laws before 1911. The Archives also offers birth and death records before to 1911 and 1911-1957 death records for the entire state.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- Butler County, Kentucky Marriage Project
- Kentucky Vital Records Index – The vital records index data was obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics in 1994 for a research project.
- Kentucky Social Security Death Index
- Kentucky Vital Records Project
- Kentucky, Births and Christenings, 1839-1960
- Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
- Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999
- Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
- Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954
- Kentucky Marriage Index, 1973-1999
- Kentucky Marriage Records, 1852-1914
- Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900
- Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850
- Northern Kentucky Marriages, 1795-1850
- Kentucky Marriage Records
- Kentucky Marriages, 1797-1865
- Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955
- Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
- Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000
- Kentucky Obituaries, 1787-1854
- Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970
Butler County, KY Census Records
What Butler County, KY census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Butler County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Butler Co. Slave Schedules can be obtained for 1850 & 1860. Butler Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Butler Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Butler Co. Union Veterans Schedules can be obtained for 1890. One can find free down loadable and also printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Kentucky Census Records Research Guide
Butler County, KY Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Butler County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Butler County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Kentucky courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Kentucky residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Butler County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Kentucky Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Butlerd County Clerk
- Address: 110 N. Main St., Morgantown, KY, 42261
- Phone: (270) 526-5676
- Marriage Records: 1810
- Land Records: 1810
- Probate Records: 1810
- Butler County Clerk of the Circuit Court
- Address: Butler County Courthouse, 110 North Main St., P.O. Box 625, Morgantown, KY 42261-0625
- Phone: (270) 526-5631
- Court Records: 1811
- Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
- Butler County Elected Officials (ky.gov)
- Will/Probate Record Request Form
- BLM Land Records
- Butler County USGenWeb Archives Project
Butler County, KY Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Butler County, KY?
A list of Butler County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Kentucky Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Kentucky Department for Libraries & Archives, 300 Coffee Tree Road, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601; (502) 564-8300;
- University of Kentucky Libraries, William T. Young Library, Lexington, KY 40506-0456
- The Kentucky Historical Society, 100 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601; 877-444-7867
- The Kentucky Genealogical Society, PO Box 153, Frankfort, KY 40602-0153
- Butler County Historical & Genealogical Society, P O Box 435, Morgantown, KY 42261
Where can I connect with other Butler County, KY Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Kentucky Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
- Kentucky State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Butler County, Kentucky Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Butler County
- Butler County, Kentucky Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
- KYBUTLER. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Butler County, Kentucky. To subscribe send “subscribe” to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode).
- WEST-CENTRAL-KY. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in West-Central Kentucky, including the counties of Breckinridge, Butler, Daviess, Edmonson, Grayson, Hancock, Hardin, Hart, LaRue, McLean, Meade, and Ohio, which were all derived in large part from Old Hardin County as it was created in 1792. To subscribe send “subscribe” to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode).
What other genealogical resources are available in Butler County, KY?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Butler County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Professional Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some have to have a payment. This is basically a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site over another.
Butler Co. KY Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Kentucky Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Kentucky historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922) (genealogybank.com)
- Butler County, Kentucky Books (amazon.com)
- Search Kentucky Obituaries (1984 to current) (genealogybank.com)
- Butler County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)
Butler Co. KY Church / Bible Records & Cemeteries / Graveyards
- Butler Co., Kentucky Graves (findagrave.com)
- Butler County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Butler Co., Kentucky Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Butler Co., Kentucky Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Butler County, Kentucky Church Books (amazon.com)
Butler Co. KY General and History Websites
- Butler County Kentucky (genealogytrails.com)
- Butler County, Kentucky History & Genealogy (kentuckykin.com)
- Butler County, KY History (kyenc.org) The Kentucky Encyclopedia
- Butler County, Kentucky Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Butler County, Kentucky Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Butler Co. KY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Butler County, Kentucky (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Kentucky – Counties – Butler (cyndislist.com)
- Butler Co. KYGenweb (genealogenie.net)
- Butler County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Butler Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Butler Co. KY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Kentucky Links and Information
- Butler Co. D.O.T. 2011 Highway Map (transportation.ky.gov)
- 1895 Butler County Map (livgenmi.com)
Butler Co. KY Military Records
- Kentucky Military Records Research Guide
- Kentucky Military Records (Fold3.com) delivers access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents of the Pennsylvania individuals who served. Perfect for Butler County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.