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Find the right office in Adair County. Court cases, deeds and parcels, sheriff and jail records, vital records and county filings, each linked to the office that keeps them.
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The Adair County Sheriff's Office in Columbia serves the county and collects property taxes; the page gives the sheriff, office address and phone number.
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Record index of Kentucky marriages, deaths and divorces.
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The Adair County Clerk's page on the county site gives the office contact; Kentucky county clerks record deeds and mortgages and issue marriage licenses.
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Find general info and check name availability with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
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Adair County Clerk of Court, with the court location, contacts and the case records this office keeps.
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Information from the Kentucky Dept. of Corrections about Kentucky death row inmates.
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County profile
Sheriff & Law Enforcement. Adair County Sheriff's Office is responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of Adair County.
Police Departments. Law enforcement in Adair County is provided by Adair County Sheriff's Office and the Columbia Police Department.
Law Enforcement & Arrests. Law enforcement in Adair County, Kentucky, is primarily provided by Adair County Sheriff's Office, headquartered at 204 Campbellsville Street in Columbia, Kentucky 42728. Adair County Detention Center, operated by the Sheriff's Office, houses inmates awaiting trial and those serving sentences. The Kentucky State Police maintains Post 15 in Columbia, providing highway patrol, criminal investigation support, and specialized services to Adair County. The Commonwealth's Attorney for the 50th Judicial Circuit prosecutes felony cases in Adair County.
Arrest Records. Arrest records in Adair County are maintained by Adair County Sheriff's Office. Residents and attorneys can request arrest records by contacting the Sheriff's Office directly.
Mugshots & Booking Photos. Mugshots in Adair County are taken and retained by Adair County Sheriff's Office during the booking process at Adair County jail. These photos are part of the public record and can be accessed through the Sheriff's Office or online databases that compile booking photos. Residents can search for mugshots via the Sheriff's Office website or third-party services that aggregate such data.
They maintain an inmate lookup process that can be accessed by visiting their facility or checking their online inmate search tool. The jail is located at 204 Greensburg Street, Columbia, KY 42728, and you can also call them at (270) 384-5701 for more information.
Abandoned mine records
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
The mine records hold 4 named mine sites inside the county, 3 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 7 holes drawn inside the county, 0 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are crushed stone; Clay.
A point in either file is a location, not a property line: the sheet shows the opening on the surface, not the rooms under it. The record that shows what runs under a parcel is the mine map. The OSMRE National Mine Map Repository holds scanned underground mine maps and answers requests for a named mine or an area.
Disclaimer: The mine information here is for general information only. Old mine records can be incomplete, outdated or wrong, and finding nothing here does not mean there is nothing there. Check with the mine map office named here before you rely on it, and have a qualified engineer look at any ground you are worried about. PublicRecordCenter.com assumes no responsibility or liability for any errors, omissions, or consequences arising from the use of this information.
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Booking photos are kept by the agency that made the arrest, such as the Adair County Sheriff or a city police department in Adair County. Ask that agency for its record. Under KRS 61.8746, no one may use a booking photograph obtained from a public agency for a commercial purpose on a website or in a publication that charges a fee for its removal; a person can sue for an injunction, costs, attorney's fees and daily damages.
The Kentucky criminal history record comes from the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit. Name based state court criminal record report online through AOC FastCheck (account or one time request), by mail to Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit, 1001 Vandalay Drive, Frankfort, KY 40601, or at the AOC drive thru window. Fee: $25.00 per record request.
Search the Kentucky Sex Offender Registry (Kentucky State Police), or every state at once on the National Sex Offender Public Website run by the U.S. Department of Justice.
Register with the county clerk or through the Kentucky State Board of Elections. You can also register online with the state online registration. Registration books close on the fourth Tuesday before an election (KRS 116.045(2)); for the 2026 general election the last day to register was Monday, October 5, with online registrations due by 4:00 PM local time.
Deeds and other recorded land documents in Adair County are kept by the Adair County clerk. Property values are set by the Property Valuation Administrator, and tax bills come from the county sheriff. Source: official state page.
Certified birth and death certificates for Kentucky come from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Vital Statistics. By mail with a check or money order payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer to Office of Vital Statistics, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621, in person or at the drop box at 275 East Main Street, Frankfort, or online and by phone through VitalChek at (800) 241-8322, the only authorized online and telephone partner. Fee: $10 for each birth certificate (non refundable search fee); $6 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate.
Business entity filings are searched with the Kentucky Secretary of State. Kentucky does not have a statewide business license that applies to all businesses; many cities and counties require a local business license or impose an occupational tax.
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