Kentucky, Grant County
Where Williamstown's records are kept. Court and property records for Williamstown sit with Grant County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kentucky.
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As a small town, Williamstown relies on Grant County and the State of Kentucky for its public records. The cards below are the Kentucky state offices, and the Grant County offices are on our Grant County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
Police & jail
FBI wanted posters, from the Ten Most Wanted list to fugitives, terrorism suspects, kidnapped and missing persons, bank robbers and seeking information cases; tips go to tips.fbi.gov.
Open official site FBI Most WantedCounty court
Kentucky Courts eCourts case search for Williamstown.
Open official site Kentucky Courts, Williamstown Case SearchVital records
USAGov explains how to get certified copies of birth and death certificates, copies of marriage and divorce records, and replacements for lost or stolen government ID cards.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Copies of Vital Records and IDsCounty court
The federal judiciary's national index of district, bankruptcy and appellate court cases. Searching needs a free PACER account; pages cost $0.10, capped at $3 per document, with quarterly charges of $30 or less waived.
Open official site PACER Case LocatorFederal
USAGov sends you to your state's unclaimed property office, which holds most unclaimed money, and to federal searches for back wages, pensions, IRS refunds, savings bonds and deposits from failed banks.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Unclaimed MoneyVital records
The Social Security Administration explains survivor benefits, monthly payments to eligible relatives of workers who paid Social Security taxes before death, including who qualifies, possible amounts and when to report a death.
Open official site Social Security Survivor BenefitsPolice & jail
U.S. Department of Justice search of public sex offender registries from every state, territory and many tribes by name or ZIP code; address radius searches cover only states that send coordinates.
Open official site Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public WebsiteFederal
USAGov explains checking your registration through Can I Vote, which opens your state's election website, and advises doing it before the state deadline, which can be up to 30 days before an election.
Open official site USAGov Guide to Confirming Voter RegistrationCounty court
Federal judiciary guide to finding a case in PACER: search the court where it was filed for current data, or the nationwide PACER Case Locator, updated daily. A PACER account is required.
Open official site PACER Find a CaseState 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 KentuckyVital 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 StatisticsEverything else, organized
15 more Williamstown sources not listed above.
Local record guide
What we hold on Williamstown, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Williamstown, a place of 3,894 people, is the seat of Grant County, so most county offices are in Williamstown itself. The town keeps its own council and business records. See our Grant County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 6 investigations with a Williamstown address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $127,335 in back wages agreed for 126 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piles Chevrolet, Olds, Pontiac, Buick, Inc. | 1 | $61,948 | 44 |
| El Jalisco, Inc. | 1 | $41,461 | 5 |
| Locksmith Hospitality, LLC | 1 | $10,900 | 9 |
| E. Thomas Associates, Inc | 1 | $7,002 | 7 |
| Grant County Oil Company | 1 | $4,434 | 58 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Williamstown, by back wages agreed; 3 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.
Same county
Other places in Grant County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Grant County records are on the county page.