Kentucky, Madison County
Where Berea's records are kept. Berea has its own city government, police department and fire department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Berea's own offices, along with State of Kentucky offices; the Madison County offices are on our Madison County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
State library and archives agency in Frankfort; its home page leads to the KDLA catalog, the Kentucky State Digital Archives, records ordering, records retention schedules and talking books.
Open official site Kentucky Department for Libraries and ArchivesCounty court
Federal bankruptcy court holding hearings in Ashland, Covington, Frankfort, Lexington and London; it posts its docket, opinions and unclaimed funds, takes discharge requests and offers electronic self representation filing.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of KentuckyCounty court
Kentucky Court of Justice sign in for its online court applications, including CourtNet 2.0 case access and eFiling; Kentucky Bar members use their KBA number, and new users can register.
Open official site KYeCourtsVital records
Cabinet for Health and Family Services office issuing certified birth, death, marriage, divorce and stillbirth records in person, by mail or via VitalChek; births and deaths start in 1911, marriages and divorces in June 1958.
Open official site Kentucky Office of Vital StatisticsPolice & jail
Kentucky Department of Corrections public lookup of offender records, updated daily; data newer than 120 days might not be final, and VINE alerts victims to custody changes.
Open official site Kentucky Offender Online Lookup (KOOL)Police & jail
Kentucky State Police Missing and Exploited Children Unit, the state clearinghouse since 1984, with a toll free line to report a missing child, safety tips for parents and the Kentucky Alert System.
Open official site Kentucky State Police Missing ChildrenPolice & jail
Kentucky State Police release of sex offender registration data under KRS 17.580, with email alerts when a registrant moves into a chosen zip code or an offender record changes.
Open official site Kentucky State Police Sex Offender RegistryPolice & jail
KSP name based check of adult Kentucky criminal history for $20 by check or money order, by mail or walk in, with the subject's permission; mail requests average 10 business days.
Open official site Kentucky State Police Background ChecksCity records
Berea City Hall at 212 Chestnut Street, phone (859) 986-8528, with business licenses, property, room and restaurant taxes, occupational license fees, permits, code enforcement and council agendas.
Open official site City of BereaCity records
City finance office at 212 Chestnut Street handling business licenses, property tax, transient room and restaurant taxes, occupational and net profit license fees, unclaimed property and audited statements.
Open official site Berea Finance DepartmentPolice & jail
The mission of the Berea Police Department is to enhance the quality of life in our community by working in partnership with the community and in. Obtain records, safety information and contacts.
Open official site Berea Police DepartmentCity records
Fire department of 27 career and 24 volunteer firefighters covering Berea and southern Madison County, about 1,000 runs a year, with burn permits, fire prevention education and Chief Charlie Russell at (859) 986-8232.
Open official site Berea Fire DepartmentEverything else, organized
15 more Berea sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Local profile
Berea, a place of 15,539 people, is in Madison County, whose county seat is Richmond. Court and property records sit with Madison County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky. Berea's own offices are in the cards above, and our Madison County page lists each county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 16 investigations with a Berea address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $28,067 in back wages agreed for 89 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appalachian Coffee & Tea Co., Inc. | 1 | $7,525 | 2 |
| Char-Mar Subway | 2 | $5,502 | 14 |
| Serenity Manufacturing, LLC. | 1 | $5,376 | 5 |
| Acuff Food Services, LLC | 1 | $4,725 | 1 |
| SSE, Inc. | 1 | $2,540 | 25 |
| Bright Beginnings Daycare and Learning Center | 1 | $983 | 32 |
| SBB Investment, LLC | 1 | $474 | 1 |
| Skybax Ecological services, LLC | 1 | $200 | 1 |
| Char- Mar II- Subway | 1 | $133 | 2 |
| Dr. Animesh Sahai | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Linc Facility Services, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Berea Area Development, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| BackPorch Smoke House LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Noodle Nirvana, LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Berea, by back wages agreed; 2 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Kentucky wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Straight answers
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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 Berea.
Deeds for property in Berea are recorded by the Madison County Clerk, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Madison County page lists the county offices.
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.
Same county
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.