Warren 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

Warren County, Kentucky Facts

When was Warren County, KY Created?
Warren County was created on December 19, 1796 from Logan County.

What is the County Seat of Warren County, KY?
The County Seat is located in Bowling Green additionally, the county government website is www.warrencountygov.com

What counties are adjacent to Warren County, KY?
Bordering Counties are Butler County, Edmonson County, Barren County, Allen County, Simpson County (south/southwest), Logan County.

Warren County, KY Vital Records

Where can find Warren County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Warren County vital records can be found at the Kentucky Department of Health (VDH) Office of Vital Records which has copies for of birth & death 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 Warren 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
• Warren 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

Warren County, KY Census Records

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

Warren Co. Slave Schedules can be obtained for 1850 & 1860. Warren Co. Mortality Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Warren Co. Industry and Agriculture Schedules can be acquired for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Warren 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
• Warren County, KY Census Records Links
• Warren County, KY Census QuickFacts

Warren County, KY Courthouse and Government Records

Warren County Courthouse

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

• Warrend County Clerk
  • Address: Main St., Bowling Green, KY, 42101
  • Phone: (270) 843-5306
  • Marriage Records: 1797
  • Land Records: 1797
  • Probate Records: 1796
• Warren County Clerk of the Circuit Court
  • Address: Warren County Justice Center, 1001 Center St., Suite 102, Bowling Green, KY 42101
  • Phone: (270) 746-7400
  • Court Records:1796
•  Kentucky, Wills and Probate Records, 1774-1989
• Warren County Elected Officials (ky.gov)
• Will/Probate Record Request Form
• BLM Land Records
• Warren County USGenWeb Archives Project

Warren County, KY Societies and Family History Resources

What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Warren County, KY?
A list of Warren 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
• Southern Ky. Genealogical Society, PO Box 1782, Bowling Green KY 42102-1782

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

• Kentucky Genealogy Network Community (plus.google.com)
• Kentucky State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
• Warren County, Kentucky Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Warren County
• Warren County, Kentucky Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
• KYWARREN. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Warren County, Kentucky. To subscribe send “subscribe” to kywarren-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or kywarren-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode).
• SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY. A mailing list for anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Kentucky counties of Allen, Barren, Cumberland, Edmonson, Green, Hardin, Hart, Logan, Metcalfe, Monroe, and Warren. As well as a place for the posting of queries, the list owner will post source data from these counties on a daily basis (as much as possible) including wills, vital statistics, and cemetery records. To subscribe send “subscribe” to south-central-kentucky-l-request@rootsweb.com (mail mode) or south-central-kentucky-d-request@rootsweb.com (digest mode)

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

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

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

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

Warren Co. KY General and History Websites

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

Warren Co. KY Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers

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

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