Vital Statistics: Birth and Death Records

The Vital Statistics office is located at 805 Newtown Circle in the Public Health Annex.  It registers all births in Fayette County both locally and with the State Vital Statistics office. Fayette County deaths are reported by local facilities who file a Provisional Report of Death which also permits transport for burial.

Services provided include:

• microfiche records for births in Fayette County and all of Kentucky from 1911 through 1988.
• microfiche records for deaths in Fayette County and all of Kentucky from 1911 through 1993.
• Verifications of Birth to the public, probation officers and military.
• Affidavits for Declaration of Paternity.
• Notary services for Vital Statistics related issues.
• Communicable Disease Affidavits for funeral homes and the Coroner’s office for transport for foreign burials.
• Assistance with genealogical research.
• Information on laws regulating vital statistics.
• Applications for a Certified Copy of the Birth Certificate.

For more information on how to obtain a birth or death certificate or birth verification, call (859) 288-2403.

You can also visit the Kentucky Vital Records site.

Verification of Birth The local office of Vital Statistics gives verifications of birth to clients requesting them. Only open records are disclosed. Addresses, Social Security Numbers, medical information and personal information are not disclosed. We do not charge for the Verification of Birth.

Obtaining Birth, Death, Marriage and Divorce Certificates Certified copies of each of these are only available through the State Office of Vital Statistics in Frankfort. Click below to learn more about ordering them from the Frankfort Office.

• Ordering through the mail
• Ordering over the Internet
• Ordering over the Telephone
• Ordering in person
• Cost for Certificates