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City of Lexington
Directory of Lexington city records and information 200 E. Main St Lexington, KY 40507 Phone: (859) 425-2255
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Lexington Council Clerk
Official records and legal files 200 East Main Street Lexington KY 40507 Phone: (859) 258-3240 Fax: (859) 258-3393
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Lexington Division of Police
Law enforcement services 150 East Main Street Lexington KY 40507 Phone: (859) 258-3600
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Lexington Fire Department
Fire and emergency medical services 229 East 3rd Street Lexington KY 40507 Phone: (859) 231-5600
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Lexington Public Library
Reference materials and research assistance 140 East Main Street Lexington KY 40507 Phone: (859) 231-5520
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Lexington Blue Grass Airport
Commercial flights and general aviation services 4000 Terminal Drive, Suite 206 Lexington, KY 40510 Phone: 859.425.3114
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Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Revenue
The Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Division of Revenue at 218 E. Main St., Lexington, KY 40507, phone (859) 280-8300, handles business licensing, occupational license fees and tax forms.
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Kentucky AOC Criminal Record Reports
Request a Kentucky criminal record report from the Administrative Office of the Courts Records Unit, with charges, dispositions and dates from state court cases.
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Lexington Official Criminal History Background Check
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives KDLA P. O. Box 537 Frankfort, KY 40602-0537 (502) 564-8300, ext. 346.
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Center for Missing & Exploited Children
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the national clearinghouse that takes missing child reports and runs the CyberTipline for exploitation reports.
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Lexington Inmate Search
Department of Corrections 275 East Main Street P.O. Box 2400 Frankfort, KY 40602-2400 Phone: (502) 564-4726
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Other official sources
- Fayette County Sheriff's Officefayettesheriff.com
- Lexington Kentucky Court Recordskyed.uscourts.gov
- Home - Fayette County Clerkfayettecountyclerk.com
- NCES Public School District Searchnces.ed.gov
- FBI Crime Data Explorercde.ucr.cjis.gov
- IMLS Library Search & Compareimls.gov
- FBI Identity History Summary Checksfbi.gov
Local record guide
About public records in Lexington-fayette
What we hold on Lexington-fayette, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Lexington-fayette at a glance
- County
- Fayette County
- County seat
- Lexington
- Population
- 322,570
- Fayette County population
- 322,570
- Local records
- Fayette County offices
About Lexington-fayette public records
Lexington-fayette keeps its own council and town business records. The Fayette County offices are in Lexington, the county seat. See our Fayette County page for every county office.
Abandoned mine records
Old mine workings in Lexington-Fayette
Where the workings are, and the office that holds the mine maps.
From the old mine records
What is on record in Lexington-Fayette
- Old mine sites
- 2
- Still producing
- 4
- Worked underground, in the mine records
- 3
- Main minerals
- Fluorine-Fluorite; Barium-Barite
- Holes drawn on the old survey maps
- 18
- Shafts and tunnels
- 1
- What they are
- quarry, gravel/borrow pit - undifferentiated, mine shaft, clay pit
- Maps surveyed
- 1950 to 1978
- Sources
- USGS mineral file and USGS topographic mine features
Is an old working under a property here?
The mine records hold 6 named mine sites inside the city or town limits, 2 of them worked out or abandoned; the old survey maps add 18 holes drawn inside the city or town limits, 1 of them shafts or tunnels. The minerals the records name are Fluorine-Fluorite; Barium-Barite.
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.
Kentucky mine map and abandoned mine records
- Kentucky Mine Mapping Information SystemMine and map search, interactive maps and GIS data for Kentucky coal and clay mines; final maps and maps from 2004 on can be downloaded, older maps are requested from EEC.KORA@ky.gov.
- Division of Abandoned Mine Lands, regional offices and emergency contactEmergency line 1 (877) 495-9552 where life or property is in danger, an online request for investigation, and the Frankfort, Madisonville and eastern offices with the counties each covers.
- Division of Mine Safety, Mine Mapping (Mine Map Repository)The repository of more than 175,000 paper coal mine maps and 183,000 mine records (maps 1948 to present, data from 1884), visits by appointment at (502) 782-6307; the Kentucky Geological Survey map services with the coal layers are at https://kygs.uky.edu/maps/.
- Kentucky Mine Subsidence Insurance Fund (Department of Insurance)The 1984 state fund that lets residents of 37 counties add underground coal mine subsidence cover to a home or business policy through their own insurer.
Named workings recorded in Lexington-Fayette (6 shown, 18 unnamed on the map)
- Craig VeinBarium-Barite | Past Producer
- Smitha VeinFluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Surface and underground
- Georgetown Road QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Surface
- Lexington Underground No. 1Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Underground
- Richmond Road QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | Underground
- Semicon Assoc./ Lexington, Ky.Tungsten | Producer | A processing plant, not a working
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.
Straight answers
Lexington-fayette public-records FAQs
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How do I register to vote in Lexington-fayette, Kentucky?
Voter registration in Kentucky is run by the Kentucky State Board of Elections, and the county clerk keeps the roll for Lexington-fayette. You can register online, by mail or in person. The registration books close on the fourth Tuesday before an election, under KRS 116.045(2).
How do I get a birth or death certificate in Lexington-fayette, Kentucky?
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kentucky come from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Office of Vital Statistics. The fee is $10 for each birth certificate (non refundable search fee); $6 for each death, marriage or divorce certificate.
How do I look up property records in Lexington-fayette, Kentucky?
Deeds for property in Lexington-fayette are recorded by the county clerk, the Property Valuation Administrator sets the assessed value, and the county sheriff sends the tax bill. Our Fayette County page lists those offices.
How do I request a Lexington-fayette police report?
Incident and crash reports for Lexington-fayette come from the Lexington Division of Police, the office linked above. Ask its records staff for a copy and give the date, the location and the report or case number if you have it.
How do I find business license records in Lexington-fayette, Kentucky?
Businesses that operate in Lexington-fayette register with the Kentucky Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. 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.
How do I run a Kentucky criminal background check?
Kentucky criminal history checks are run by the Kentucky Administrative Office of the Courts, Records Unit. The fee is $25.00 per record request. 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.
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