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Wayne County, Kentucky Genealogy

Wayne County, Kentucky genealogy and family history research. Find links to record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your Wayne Co., ancestors.

Wayne County Quick Facts

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Wayne County Genealogical & Historical Societies and Family History Resources

A list of Wayne County Historical  and Genealogical Societies, Forums, Message Boards, Libraries, Archives. See Also Kentucky Archives, Genealogical and Historical Societies for statewide Addresses and links.

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Wayne County Courthouse and Government Records

Researchers often overlook the importance of Wayne County court, probate, and land records as a source of genealogy and family history information. Buried away in Kentucky courthouses and archives everywhere are the dreams and frustrations of many Kentucky citizens. The chances are great that your ancestors have left a detailed record of at least some aspects of their lives in the Wayne County court records.

Please call the clerk’s department to confirm hours, mailing address, fees and other specifics before visiting or requesting information because of sometimes changing contact information. Even if your ancestor is not mentioned in a Court case, consider all of the other procedures which could have lead to him or her appearing in court records.

The following indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Wayne county.  The dates indicated below are the first known records for each county. A fire in 1898 destroyed its fourth courthouse.

  • Wayne County Clerk  has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records (the most common documents recorded are deeds, mortgage releases,
    entries, warrants, surveys, mortgages, assignments, and indexes)    , Probate records (may include such documents as wills, estates, letters of administration, administrators, executors, probate journals, probate packets,
    inventories, settlements, sales, accounts, guardianship, orphans,
    insolvent estates, bastardy, apprentices, insanity and adoptions)    and Marriage Liscenses

    • Address: 109 N Main St., Monticello, KY, 42633
    • Phone: (606) 348-5721
    • Marriage Records: 1801
    • Land Records: 1800
    • Probate Records: 1801
  • Wayne County Clerk of the Circuit Courthas countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
    • Address: Wayne County Justice Center, 100 W. Columbia Ave., Suite 101, Monticello, KY 42633
    • Phone: (606) 348-5841
    • Court Records: 1802
  • Wayne 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.
  • Wayne County Elected Officials (ky.gov)
  • Kentucky Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records 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 on Statewide Vital Records in Kentucky for current fees and application process.

Kentucky Historical Records – Databases include Kentucky Court, Land, Wills & Financial Records; Kentucky Birth, Marriage & Death Records; Kentucky Voter Lists & Census Records; Kentucky Immigration & Emigration Records; Kentucky Obituary Records; Kentucky Military Records; Kentucky Family Tree Records; Kentucky Pictures; Kentucky Stories, Memories & Histories; Kentucky Directories & Member Lists and much more….
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Wayne County Genealogy Links

The following are links to Genealogy, Records and Resources relating to Wayne County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Personal Sites or Organization Sites. Some are have free access some require a payment.  This is just a list that has been collected or submitted. I do not endorse or promote one genealogy site above another. Feel free to submit your own favorite genealogy or family history related sites.

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