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Kentucky Vital Records Index
Record index of Kentucky marriages, deaths and divorces.
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Where New Hope's records are kept. New Hope has no town government, so its court and property records sit with Nelson County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky.
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New Hope has no town government of its own and relies on Nelson County and the State of Kentucky for its public records. The cards below are the Kentucky state offices, and the Nelson County offices are on our Nelson County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
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Local record guide
What we hold on New Hope, and who keeps its records.
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There is no town hall in New Hope. It is a Census designated place, not an incorporated town, so its records sit with Nelson County. Bardstown, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Nelson County page for every county office.
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Other places in Nelson County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Nelson County records are on the county page.