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Need an Official Document?
Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Ohio County:
- Court case files: contact the Ohio County Circuit Court Clerk, 130 E. Washington St., P.O. Box 67, Hartford, KY 42347, phone 270-298-3671, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
- Circuit, Family, and District Court matters: use the Ohio County Circuit Court and local Kentucky Court of Justice court page for schedules and clerk routing.
- Marriage records: contact Ohio County Clerk Bess Ralph, 301 S Main St #201, Hartford, KY 42347, phone 270-298-4422; marriage license contact 270-298-4423, or see marriage and divorce records.
- Probate, wills, and estates: probate matters route through District Court and Circuit Court Clerk records; see probate records or call 270-298-3671.
- Criminal and arrest records: see arrest records and charges; prosecutor contacts include County Attorney Justin Keown at 270-298-3231 and the 38th Judicial Circuit Commonwealth's Attorney at 270-526-3871.
- Jail roster or custody questions: call Ohio County Jailer Landon Spurlock / Ohio County Jail at 108 East Washington, Hartford, KY 42347, phone 270-298-4455, or see inmate records.
- Active warrants: call the Ohio County Sheriff at 270-298-4444, the jail at 270-298-4455, or the Circuit Court Clerk at 270-298-3671; see warrant records.
- Other county records: Ohio County government open-records requests may be mailed, hand delivered, or emailed to the county custodian; county Judge Executive David Johnston's office is at 130 E. Washington St., Suite 209, Hartford, KY 42347, phone 270-298-4400.