Henry County, Kentucky
Genealogy, History & Facts

County Vital Records ∣ County Census Records ∣ County Courthouse and Government Records ∣
County Societies, Family History Resources and County Genealogy Links

Henry County, Kentucky Facts

When was Henry County, KY Created?
Henry County was created on December 14, 1798 from Shelby County.

What is the County Seat of Henry County, KY?
The County Seat is located in New Castle additionally, the county government website is henrycountygov.com

What counties are adjacent to Henry County, KY?
Bordering Counties are Carroll County, Owen County, Franklin County, Shelby County, Oldham County, Trimble County.

Henry County, KY Vital Records

Where can find Henry County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Henry 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 Henry 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
• Henry 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

Henry County, KY Census Records

What Henry County, KY census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Henry County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1790-1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.

Henry Co. Slave Schedules can be obtained for 1850 & 1860. Henry Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Henry Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Henry 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

• Search The U.S. Federal Census Collection
• Henry County, KY Census Records Links
• Henry County, KY Census QuickFacts

Henry County, KY Courthouse and Government Records

Henry County Courthouse

What genealogical records can I find in the Henry County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Henry 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 Henry 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.

• Henryd County Clerk
  • Address: 27 South Property Rd, New Castle, KY, 40050
  • Phone: (502) 845-5705
  • Marriage Records: 1800
  • Land Records: 1799
  • Probate Records: 1765
• Henry County Clerk of the Circuit Court
  • Address: Henry County Courthouse, 30 N. Main St., P.O. Box 359, New Castle, KY 40050-0359
  • Phone: (502) 845-2868
  • Court Records: 1803
•  Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
• Henry County Elected Officials (ky.gov)
• Henry County, Kentucky Will Records for 1800 to July 1821
• Will/Probate Record Request Form
• BLM Land Records
• Henry County USGenWeb Archives Project

Henry County, KY Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Henry County, KY?
A list of Henry 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
• Henry County Historical Society, 219 S. Main St., P.O. Box 570, New Castle, KY 40050; 1-502 845-0999

Where can I connect with other Henry County, KY Researchers through message boards and forums?

• Kentucky Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
• Kentucky State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Henry County, Kentucky Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Henry County
• Henry County, Kentucky Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• KYHENRY. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Henry County, Kentucky. To subscribe send “subscribe” to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode).
• SWKY-NWTN. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in the counties of southwest Kentucky (Fulton, Graves, Calloway, Trigg, Marshall, Hickman, Carlisle, Lyon, Livingston, Ballard, Caldwell, Crittenden) and northwest Tennessee (Obion, Weakley, Henry, Carroll, Benton, Dyer, Gibson, Humphreys). To subscribe send “subscribe” to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest mode).

What other genealogical resources are available in Henry County, KY?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Henry 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.

Henry 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)
• Henry County, Kentucky Books (amazon.com)
• Search Kentucky Obituaries (1984 to current) (genealogybank.com)
• Henry County Genealogy Books (books.google.com)

Henry Co. KY Church / Bible Records & Cemeteries / Graveyards

• Henry Co., Kentucky Graves (findagrave.com)
• Henry County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
• Henry Co., Kentucky Cemeteries (Internment.net)
• Henry Co., Kentucky Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
• Henry County, Kentucky Church Books (amazon.com)

Henry Co. KY General and History Websites

• Henry County Kentucky (genealogytrails.com)
• Henry County, KY History (kyenc.org) The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Henry County, Kentucky Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
• Henry County, Kentucky Wiki (familysearch.org)
• Henry Co. KY Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
• Family History Library (familysearch.org)
• Henry County, Kentucky (linkpendium.com)
• Cyndi’s List – United States – Kentucky – Counties – Henry (cyndislist.com)
• Henry Co. KYGenweb (kykinfolk.com)
• Henry County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
• Henry Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)

Henry Co. KY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

• See Also Map of Kentucky Links and Information
• Henry Co. D.O.T. 2011 Highway Map (transportation.ky.gov)
• 1895 Henry County Map (livgenmi.com)

Henry 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 Henry County genealogists, researchers, historians and a lot more.