Vital records
Kentucky Vital Records Index
Record index of Kentucky marriages, deaths and divorces.
Open official site Kentucky Vital Records IndexKentucky, Trimble County
Where Bedford's records are kept. Bedford has its own city government; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Bedford's own offices, along with the Trimble County and State of Kentucky offices that keep the rest of its public records. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Vital records
Record index of Kentucky marriages, deaths and divorces.
Open official site Kentucky Vital Records IndexPolice & jail
Information from the Kentucky Dept. of Corrections about Kentucky death row inmates.
Open official site Kentucky Death RowState records
Find general info and check name availability with the Kentucky Secretary of State.
Open official site Kentucky Fictitious Business Names FilingsCourt records
Kentucky.gov directory of state government, which lists every state agency and the records each one keeps, with the contacts the state publishes.
Open official site Kentucky.gov Government DirectoryState records
Request records from the Kentucky department for libraries and archives.
Open official site Kentucky Historic Public RecordsPolice & jail
Sheriff's office contact details, jail information and records requests.
Open official site Trimble County Sheriff's OfficeProperty records
Trimble County Clerk in Bedford, the office that records deeds and mortgages for the county and keeps the land records the public can search.
Open official site Trimble County ClerkEverything else, organized
Local record guide
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Bedford, a place of 526 people, is the seat of Trimble County. Court and property records sit with Trimble County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky. Bedford's own offices are in the cards above, and our Trimble County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Kentucky is run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online voter registration, polling places and the local election office for Bedford.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kentucky come from the state vital records office, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Bedford register with the Kentucky Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Bedford requires one, comes from the town or Trimble County.
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Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.