Online Kentucky Death Indexes, Records & Obituaries

Online Kentucky Death Indexes, Obituaries and Cemeteries

Kentucky Death Certificates and Records 1852-1953 (requires payment) includes digitized Kentucky death certificates from 1911-1953, plus earlier records for some counties -- part of an Ancestry subscription, which also includes...
- Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 (requires payment)
- Kentucky Birth Index 1911-1999 (requires payment) also has some birth listings before 1911
- Kentucky Marriage Index 1973-1999 (requires payment)
- The above 4 databases are included in a subscription to Ancestry's U.S. Genealogy Records Collection

Kentucky Death Index 1911-2000 (free) at Rootsweb
Kentucky Death Index 1911-1992 (free) at the University of Kentucky (also has marriages & divorces 1973-1993)

Kentucky Obituaries Archive - Recent (you can obtain copies of individual obituaries online for a fee) includes the Bowling Green Daily News (7/2/1999-Current); Covington Kentucky Post (4/2/1990-Current); Henderson Gleaner (4/14/2006-Current); Lexington Herald-Leader (1/25/1984-Current); Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (9/1/1988-Current); Russellville News-Democrat & Leader (12/13/2005-Current); and more

Also... Kentucky Genealogy Databases at Ancestry (requires payment)
includes census, military & vital records, plus newspapers & city directories

Ordering Kentucky Vital Records

Order Kentucky Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Divorce & Death Certificates from the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (fees and restrictions apply)

Online Kentucky Death Records & Indexes