This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, or issue certified copies for anyone. For any of those, you need to reach the right Kenton County or Kentucky government office directly.
Need an Official Document?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Kenton County:
- Court case files: contact the Kenton County Circuit Court Clerk, Kenton County Justice Center, 230 Madison Avenue, Covington, KY 41011, phone 859-292-6521. The Justice Center is the courthouse mailing and service address listed for Kenton Circuit, District, Family, and Business Court records.
- Marriage records and licenses: contact the Kenton County Clerk, 1840 Simon Kenton Way, Suite 1300, Covington, KY 41011, main phone 859-392-1600. Marriage appointments are listed Tuesday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Divorce records: see marriage and divorce records. Kenton divorce decrees are Circuit Court and Family Court records, not County Clerk records.
- Probate, wills, and estates: see probate records. Routine probate is District Court, while contested probate can route to Circuit Court.
- Criminal and arrest records: see arrest records and charges or Kentucky Court of Justice case systems.
- Jail roster: see inmate records or call the Kenton County Detention Center at 859-363-2400.
- Active warrants: see warrant records and verify court warrant questions through the Circuit Court Clerk when needed.
- Other county records: use the Kenton County open-records request page for Fiscal Court and county executive-branch records.