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• Ancestry.com - Kentucky Death Index, 1911-2000 $

  Original source: Commonwealth of Kentucky, Health Data Branch, Divisision of Epidemiology and Health Planning. Kentucky Death Index, 1911-present. Frankfort, KY, USA: Kentucky Department of Information Systems. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

• Ancestry.com - Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 $

  Original source: Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Birth and Death Records: Covington, Lexington, Louisville, and Newport – Microfilm (before 1911). Microfilm rolls #7007125-7007131, 7011804-7011813, 7012974-7013570, 7015456-7015462. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Kentucky. Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates – Microfilm (1911-1955). Microfilm rolls #7016130-7041803. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky. Ancestry.com has searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images are available with a fee-based subscription. Free articles and helpful research materials.

• Archives.com - Kentucky County Death Records, 1900-1910, 2000-2005 $

  248,301 Records. Source: Kentucky County Offices. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

• Archives.com - Kentucky Death Records, 1911 - 1999 $

  2,828,164 Records. Source: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Use Archives.com with a FREE 7-day membership and search over 2.1 billion records. Pay-for-use after the seven day free trial.

• Death Certificates, Mercer Co. Ky

  Death Certificates for Mercer County, for the years 1911-1925, searchable by surname.

• Death Record Request Form

  From the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

• FamilySearch.org - Kentucky Deaths and Burials, 1843-1970 ^FREE

  Name index to death and burial records from the state of Kentucky. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and Family History Centers. This set contains 627,320 records. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed. The year range represents most of the records. A few records may be earlier or later.

• FamilySearch.org - Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955

  Name index of Kentucky death certificates. Statewide death registration began in 1911.

• FamilySearch.org - Kentucky, Death Records, 1911-1955 ^FREE

  Name index of Kentucky death certificates. Statewide death registration began in 1911.

• Kentucky Death Records 1911-2000

  Online searchable index.

• Kentucky Department for Public Health - Vital Statistics

  Contact information, fees, and printable order forms for vital records in Kentucky.

• Kentucky Vital Records Index ^FREE

  Kentucky Death Index for 1911-1986, Kentucky Death Index for 1987-1992, Kentucky Marriage Index for 1973-1993, Kentucky Divorce Index for 1973-1993. A special research project of the University of Kentucky.

• Kentucky Vital Records Project

  A centralized collection of birth, death and marriage records for the state of Kentucky. Birth records for persons born less than 110 years ago require proof of death to ensure that the privacy of living individuals is protected. A browsable index also links to digital images of the actual records.

• Louisville Anzeiger Listing

  Louisville Anzeiger Death Listings. Names and dates of death published in Louisville's German-American Newspaper 1849–1865. The newspaper is on microfilm at the Filson Historical Society (Louisville) and University of Louisville's Ekstrom Library. The newspaper was published in German, and included some obituaries.

• Records Room: Kentucky Counties, United States

• VitalChek Network - Kentucky

• vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Kentucky

  Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.

• Where to Write for Vital Records - Kentucky

  From the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).

• WorldVitalRecords.com - Kentucky Death Records 1900 - 1999 $

  Historical Context: State-wide death records were not required until 1911, but the following cities had death records prior to the state-wide registration date: Louisville (1866), Lexington (1898), Covington (1880), and Newport (1880). Questions Asked: Name, Birth date, Age, Death Date, Place of Death, Residence, Race, Certificate Number. Why This Database is Valuable: Originally part of the Everton Online Library, this index covers more than 2.6 million deaths in Kentucky recorded from 1900 to 1999. The index provides the name of the deceased, birth date, age, death date, place of death, residence, race and certificate number.