Kentucky Death Records
Kentucky Death Records Lookup
In Kentucky, the death records are maintained by the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics of the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. The Office of Vital Statistics maintains death records of 1911-present. So, who can access Kentucky Death Records? Most anyone can. To obtain an official death certificate or record of death you must have family affiliation. The following are people are allowed to make a request for and obtain official death records in Kentucky.
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Kentucky Death Records Include
- The spouse of the deceased
- Parent (mother or father) of the deceased
- Siblings of the deceased
- Adult children of the deceased
- Grandparents of the deceased
- Grandchildren of the deceased
- A legal representative of the deceased or his/her family
The aforementioned relatives of the deceased can request for his/her death record only if they are named on the document. Also, an attorney must have signed contract of authorization or representation to make a request for and obtain a person?s Kentucky death record. There are three ways to obtain Kentucky Death Records: in person, by mail and online. Following is how you can obtain death records in Kentucky through each way.
How Do I Get a Certified Kentucky Death Certificate?
To make an in person request for Kentucky Death Records, visit a local Vital Statistics office, complete the Application for a Certified Copy Death Certificate, and pay the $6 fee.
How To Obtain Kentucky Death Records By Mail
To make a mail request for Kentucky Death Records, complete and mail the aforementioned form along with a self-addressed envelope, a copy of a valid Photo ID and a pay order or check for the fee to:
Office of Vital Statistics
275 E. Main St. 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Generally, it takes thirty days for the mail request to be processed. In order to obtain a death certificate by mail, you must provide the following information:
- The name of the deceased
- The date of the death
- The county of death
- Your relationship to the deceased person
Kentucky Death Records Online
The final way you can make a request for death records in Kentucky is online. How do you make an online request for Kentucky Death Records? To make an online request for Kentucky Death Records, visit the website of VitalChek, an independent company that the Office of Vital Statistics has partnered with to make the records available online. After visiting the website of VitalChek, submit an online request for the record. Once you?ve submitted a request, VitalChek will send you a confirmation email asking you to verify your identity. After you submit the required documents, VitalCheck will take 1 to 2 days to process your application and provide you the death record you want.
In addition to the aforementioned ways, you can request for Kentucky Death Records online through public databases. You can find out more about how to obtain death records in Kentucky by calling the Office of Vital Statistics at 502- 564-4212.
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Last Updated: 2020-11-17
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My Mom passed Jan 04,2022 I have contacted the Funeral home many times they are telling me that you guys are way behind in issuing certificates. Can you all be THAT behind?
Shirly, you are correct that many state are facing and that is there has been a delay in certificate issuing for a while now. You will want to contact the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics directly about your death certificate inquiry. Their direct phone number is 502-564-4212
My grandparent had 4 children die at young ages. They have headstone, but no dates of birth or death. Is there anyway we could find out detailss of birth and death. My grandparents were Willie Moore and Lula Hicks Moore . The children were Wanda Lee Moore born between 1930_32. Edd Moore born between 1935_1938, Nannie Moore,born between 1935_1938 and Perlina Moore born between 1945_1947! No one could remember the dates, and all have passed away,
Claudette, the death records you mentioned are older than what we have on record for the state of Kentucky. You will need to reach out to the Kentucky Department of Health to inquire about those death records, they archive older death records for the state of Kentucky
My Uncle Floyd Hensley has been missing for over a year someone told us he passed away in 2018 the family wants closure if this is true I need help track down his death certificate. I think he supposedly dies around 4/11/18.
Christopher, a good place to inquire about your uncle’s death certificate and if he passed away would be to contact the Kentucky Department for Public Health as they are the managing Kentucky agency for vital records which include marriage and birth records and death records. Their office phone number is 714-567-2906