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Adair County Clerk
424 Public Square
Columbia, KY 42728
(207) 384-2626

Allen County Clerk
201 W. Main, Rm. 106
Scottsville, KY 42164
(270) 237-3561

Anderson County Clerk
151 S. Main St.
Lawrenceburg, KY 40342-1174
(502) 839-3508 

Ballard County Clerk
P.O. Box 145
Wickliffe, KY 42087-0145
(270) 335-5123 

Barren County Clerk
924 Happy Valley Rd., Suite A
Glasgow, KY 42141-2812
(270) 651-3763 

Bath County Clerk
P.O. Box 609
Owingsville, KY 40360
(606) 674-2186

Bell County Court Clerk
P.O. Box 157
Pineville, KY 40977
(606) 337-2942

Boone County Clerk
P.O. Box 874
Burlington, KY 41005-0874
(859) 334-2237

Bourbon County Clerk
P.O. Box 312
Paris, KY 40361
(859) 987-2624

Boyd County Clerk
P.O. Box 523
Catlettsburg, KY 41129
(606) 739-4131

Boyle County Court Clerk
321 W. Main St., Room 123
Danville, KY 40422
(859) 239-7442

Bracken County Clerk
P.O. Box 147
Brooksville, KY 41004
(606) 735-3328

Breathitt County Clerk
1137 Main St.
Jackson, KY 41339
(606) 666-5768

Breckinridge County Clerk
P.O. Box 538
Hardinsburg, KY 40143-0538
(270) 756-2239

Bullitt County Clerk
P.O. Box 6
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
(502) 543-7104 

Butler County Clerk
P.O. Box 449
Morgantown, KY 42261-0449
(270) 526-5631 

Caldwell County Clerk
100 E. Market St., Room 3 Courthouse
Princeton, KY 42445-1675
(270) 365-6884 

Calloway County Clerk
101 S. 5th St.
Murray, KY 42071-2583
(270) 753-2714 

Campbell County Clerk
4th & York St.
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 292-6305
ONLINE:  Property Appraiser
http://campbellpropertymax.governmax.com/propertymax/rover30.asp  

Carlisle County Clerk
P.O. Box 176
Bardwell, KY 42023-0176
(270) 628-5425 

Carroll County Clerk
440 Main Street
Carrollton, KY 41008-1099
(502) 732-4305 

Carter County Clerk
300 W. Main
Grayson, KY 41143
(606) 474-5191 

Casey County Clerk
P.O. Box 310
Liberty, KY 42539-0310
(606) 787-6510 

Christian County Clerk
511 S. Main St.
Hopkinsville, KY 42240-2368
(270) 889-6539 

Clark County Clerk
P.O. Box 4060
Winchester, KY 40392-0744
(859) 737-7264

Clay County Clerk
316 Main, Suite 143
Manchester, KY 40962-0316
(606) 598-3663

Clinton County Clerk
212 Washington St.
Albany, KY 42602-1599
(606) 387-6424 

Crittenden County Clerk
107 S. Main St., Suite 203
Marion, KY 42064-1507
(270) 965-4200 

Cumberland County Clerk
P.O. Box 275
Burkesville, KY 42717-0275
(270) 864-2611 

Daviess County
P.O. Box 609
Owensboro, KY 42302
(270) 687-7330

Edmonson County Clerk
P.O. Box 739
Brownsville, KY 42210
(270) 597-2584 

Elliott County Clerk
P.O. Box 788
Sandy Hook, KY 41171
(606) 738-5238

Estill County Clerk
P.O. Box 59
Irvine, KY 40336
(606) 723-3970 

Fayette County Clerk
162 E. Main St.
Lexington, KY 40507-1363
(859) 246-2141
ONLINE:  Property
http://arcims.lfucg.com/maps/zoning/viewer.htm  

Fleming County Clerk
Court Square
Flemingsburg, KY 41041
(606) 845-7011 

Floyd County Clerk
P.O. Box 1089
Prestonsburg, KY 41653
(606) 886-3090 

Franklin County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Frankfort, KY 40602-0338
(502) 564-8380 

Fulton County Clerk
P.O. Box 126
Hickman, KY 42050
(270) 236-3944 

Gallatin County Clerk
P.O. Box 616
Warsaw, KY 41095-1309
(859) 567-5241 

Garrard County Clerk
15 Public Square, Suite 5
Lancaster, KY 40444
(859) 792-6032 

Grant County Clerk
101 N. Main, Room 15
Williamstown, KY 41097
(606) 824-4467 

Graves County
County Courthouse Clerk
101 S. St., Suite 2
Mayfield, KY 42066
(270) 247-1733 

Grayson County Clerk
10 Public Square
Leitchfield, KY 42754
(270) 259-3040 

Green County Clerk
203 W. Court St.
Greensburg, KY 42743-1522
(270) 932-5631 

Greenup County Clerk
P.O. Box 686
Greenup, KY 41144-0686
(606) 473-9869 

Hancock County Clerk
P.O. Box 146
Hawesville, KY 42348-0146
(270) 927-8144 

Hardin County Clerk
P.O. Box 1030
Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1030
(270) 766-5000
ONLINE:  Recording, Deeds, Wills, Liens, Real Estate, Assumed Names
www.hccoky.org/search/search.asp  

Harlan County Clerk
P.O. Box 670
Harlan, KY 40831-0670
(606) 573-2680 

Harrison County Clerk
190 W. Pike St.
Cynthiana, KY 41031-1426
(859) 234-1914 

Hart County Clerk
P.O. Box 277
Munfordville, KY 42765-0277
(270) 524-2181

Henderson County Clerk
P.O. Box 374
Henderson, KY 42419
(502) 826-2405 

Henry County Clerk
P.O. Box 615
New Castle, KY 40050-0615
(502) 845-7551 

Hickman County Clerk
110 E. Clay St.
Clinton, KY 42031-1295
(502) 653-3901

Hopkins County Clerk's Office
P.O. Drawer 737
Madisonville, KY 42431-0737
(270) 824-7502 

Jackson County Clerk
P.O. Box 700
McKee, KY 40447-0700
(606) 287-7783 

Jefferson County Clerk
P.O. Box 33033
Louisville, KY 40232-3033
(502) 595-3064 
ONLINE:  Assessor
www.pvalouky.org

Jessamine County Clerk
101 N. Main
Nicholasville, KY 40356
(859) 885-4531 

Johnson County
124 Court St.
Paintsville, KY 41240
(606) 789-5181 

Kenton County Clerk
P.O. Box 1109
Covington, KY 41012-1109
(859) 292-6521
ONLINE:  Assessor (Enter as "Guest Access")
www.kentonpva.com  

Knott County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Hindman, KY 41822-0446
(606) 785-5021 

Knox County Clerk
401 Court Square, Suite 102
Barbourville, KY 40906
(606) 546-3075 

Larue County Clerk
County Courthouse
209 W. High St.
Hodgenville, KY 42748
(270) 358-3421 

Laurel County Clerk
County Courthouse
101 S. Main, Room 203
London, KY 40741
(606) 864-2863
ONLINE:  Property Appraiser
www.pvdnetwork.com/PVDNet.asp?SiteID=107

Lawrence County Clerk
122 S. Main Cross St.
Louisa, KY 41230-1700
(606) 638-4215

Lee County Clerk
P.O. Box 551
Beattyville, KY 41311-0551
(606) 464-8400

Leslie County Clerk
P.O. Box 916
Hyden, KY 41749-0916
(606) 672-2503 

Letcher County Clerk
P.O. Box 58
Whitesburg, KY 41858-0058
(606) 633-7559 

Lewis County Clerk
P.O. Box 129
Vanceburg, KY 41179-0129
(606) 796-3053 

Lincoln County Clerk
102 E. Main St.
Stanford, KY 40484
(606) 365-2535 

Livingston County Clerk
P.O. Box 400
Smithland, KY 42081-0400
(270) 928-2172 

Logan County Clerk
229 W. 3rd St.
Russellville, KY 42276-0358
(270) 526-2424 

Lyon County Clerk
P.O. Box 310
Eddyville, KY 42038-0350
(270) 388-7231 

Madison County Clerk's Office
101 W. Main St.
Richmond, KY 40475
(859) 624-4793 

Magoffin County Clerk
P.O. Box 530
Salyersville, KY 41465-0530
(606) 349-2215 

Marion County Clerk
120 W. Main St., Suite 3
Lebanon, KY 40033-1597
(270) 692-2681 

Marshall County Clerk
1101 Main St.
Benton, KY 42025-1498
(270) 527-3883 

Martin County Clerk
P.O. Box 460
Inez, KY 41224-0485
(606) 298-3508 

Mason County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 234
Maysville, KY 41056-0234
(606) 564-4340 

McCracken County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 609
Paducah, KY 42002
(270) 575-7280 

McCreary County Clerk
P.O. Box 699
Whitley City, KY 42653
(606) 376-5041 

McLean County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 57
Calhoun, KY 42327-0057
(270) 273-3966 

Meade County Court Clerk
P.O. Box 614
Brandenburg, KY 40108-0614
(270) 422-4961 

Menifee County Clerk's Office
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 123
Frenchburg, KY 40322
(606) 768-2461 

Mercer County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 426
Harrodsburg, KY 40330-1648
(859) 734-6306 

Metcalfe County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 25
Edmonton, KY 42129-0850
(270) 432-3663 

Monroe County
Monroe County Courthouse
Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 188
Tompkinsville, KY 42167-0188
(270) 487-5480 

Montgomery County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 414
Mount Sterling, KY 40353-0414
(859) 498-5966 

Morgan County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 26
West Liberty, KY 41472-0026
(606) 743-3763 

Muhlenberg County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 525
Greenville, KY 42345-0525
(270) 338-4850 

Nelson County
113 E. Stephen Foster, P.O. Box 312
Bardstown, KY 40004-1584
(502) 348-3648 

Nicholas County Clerk's Office
P.O. Box 227
Carlisle, KY 40311-0227
(859) 289-2336 

Ohio County Clerk
P.O. Box 85
Hartford, KY 42347
(270) 298-3671 

Oldham County Clerk
100 W. Jefferson St.
La Grange, KY 40031
(502) 222-9837 

Owen County Clerk
P.O. Box 338
Owenton, KY 40359-0338
(502) 484-2232 

Owsley County Clerk
P.O. Box 500
Booneville, KY 41314
(606) 593-6226 

Pendleton County Clerk
P.O. Box 112
Falmouth, KY 41040-0112
(859) 654-3347 

Perry County Clerk
P.O. Box 150
Hazard, KY 41702-0150
(606) 435-6000 

Pike County Clerk
P.O. Box 631
Pikeville, KY 41502-0631
(606) 433-7557

Powell County Clerk
P.O. Box 548
Stanton, KY 40380-0548
(606) 663-4141 

Pulaski County
P.O. Box 724
Somerset, KY 42502-0724
(606) 677-4029 

Robertson County Clerk
P.O. Box 75
Mount Olivet, KY 41064-0075
(606) 724-5993 

Rockcastle County Clerk
P.O. Box 365
Mount Vernon, KY 40456-0365
(606) 256-2581 

Rowan County Clerk
627 E. Main St., 2nd Floor
Morehead, KY 40351
(606) 784-4574 

Russell County Clerk
P.O. Box 579
Jamestown, KY 42629-0579
(270) 343-2185

Scott County Clerk
101 E. Main St.
Georgetown, KY 40324
(502) 863-0474 

Shelby County Clerk
501 Main St.
Shelbyville, KY 40065
(502) 633-1289 

Simpson County Clerk 
P.O. Box 268
Franklin, KY 42135-0268
(270) 586-8910 

Spencer County Clerk
2 W. Main St.
Taylorsville, KY 40071
(502) 477-3220 

Taylor County Clerk
203 N. Court St.
Campbellsville, KY 42718-9600
(270) 465-6686 

Todd County Clerk
P.O. Box 307
Elkton, KY 42220-0307
(270) 265-5631 

Trigg County
P.O. Box 1310
Cadiz, KY 42211-1310
(270) 522-6270 

Trimble County Clerk
P.O. Box 262
Bedford, KY 40006-0262
(502) 255-3213 

Union County Clerk
P.O. Box 119
Morganfield, KY 42437-0119
(270) 389-0800 

Warren County Clerk
429 E. 10th St.
Bowling Green, KY 42101-2250
(270) 746-7400 

Washington County Clerk
P.O. Box 446
Springfield, KY 40069-0446
(859) 336-3761 

Wayne County Clerk
P.O. Box 565
Monticello, KY 42633-0565
(606) 348-5841 

Webster County Clerk
P.O. Box 19
Dixon, KY 42409-0019
(270) 639-9160 

Whitley County Clerk
Main St., Courthouse Room 2
Williamsburg, KY 40769
(606) 523-1085 

Wolfe County Clerk
P.O. Box 400
Campton, KY 41301-0400
(606) 668-3736 

Woodford County Clerk
103 S. Main St.
Versailles, KY 40383-1298
(859) 873-3711