Rockcastle County KY Genealogy

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Rockcastle County Records by City/Town

Brodhead Genealogy (35)
Climax Genealogy (24)
Conway Genealogy (28)
Disputanta Genealogy (28)

Livingston Genealogy (43)
Mount Vernon Genealogy (87)
Orlando Genealogy (28)
Roundstone Genealogy (25)

Overview of Rockcastle County Records

  • Rockcastle County was created in 1810 from Pulaski, Lincoln, Madison, and Knox counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates from 1911 and later can be obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
  • The Rockcastle County courthouse had fires in 1871 and 1874 that destroyed many early county records.
  • The Rockcastle County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1873 and land records starting in 1873.
  • The Rockcastle County Clerk of Circuit Court has court records starting in 1873, divorce records, and probate records starting in 1855.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.