Fayette County KY Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Fayette Records by Type Birth Records (22) Cemetery Records (119) Census Records (35) Church Records (79) City Directories (99) Court Records (22) Death Records (38) Histories and Genealogies (29) Immigration Records (1) Land Records (26) Map Records (27) Marriage Records (42) Military Records (13) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (6) Newspapers and Obituaries (223) Probate Records (14) School Records (74) Tax Records (25)

Overview of Fayette County Records

• Fayette County was created in 1780 from Kentucky County, Virginia.
• Copies of birth and death certificates from 1911 and later can be obtained from the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics.
• The Fayette County Clerk has marriage records starting in 1795, land records starting in 1794, and probate records starting in 1794.
• The Fayette County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records and court records starting in 1787.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.