Edmonson County Clerk Office
The county government page and the County Clerk's own website identify Kevin M. Alexander as Edmonson County Clerk. The office is located at 108 S. Main Street, Brownsville, KY 42210. The phone number is 270-597-2624, the fax number is 270-597-9714, and the research lists Kevin.alexander@ky.gov as the clerk email.
The County Clerk site lists office hours as Monday through Wednesday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday and Saturday 8 a.m. to noon, and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office handles local government clerical duties, Fiscal Court records, legal instruments, elections, voter registration, tax duties, motor vehicles, marriage licenses, notary applications and certifications, fishing and hunting licenses, veteran discharge filings, and handicap placards.
Edmonson County Clerk
Clerk: Kevin M. Alexander
108 S. Main Street
Brownsville, KY 42210
270-597-2624
Fax: 270-597-9714
Kevin.alexander@ky.gov
Mon-Wed 8 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thu and Sat 8 a.m.-noon; Fri 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Edmonson County government County Clerk page and the clerk's own website are the official local sources for this office. They confirm the split between county clerk duties and court clerk case-record duties. The County Clerk handles recorded instruments and licenses, while Daniel Priddy's Circuit Court Clerk office handles court case files.
Edmonson County Legal Records
The County Clerk's legal records include deeds, name changes, mechanic's liens, mortgages, powers of attorney, wills, corporations, tax liens, military discharges, trademarks, assignments, releases, marriages, and delinquent property taxes. These records are recorded instruments. They are not the same as Circuit, Family, or District Court case files.
The clerk's records page says most documents at the courthouse are maintained from 1840 to present. Document indexes are available for most document types back to 1840 with few exceptions. Images are available online for most instrument filings from January 1986 to current date. All deeds from county inception to present are online, and mortgage images are available from 1986 to present. Veteran records are not allowed online for security reasons.
- Property records such as deeds, easements, mortgages, releases, and plats.
- Recorded legal instruments such as powers of attorney, wills, liens, and assignments.
- Marriage records recorded by the County Clerk after license issuance and return.
- Business and tax-related records such as corporations, trademarks, tax liens, and delinquent taxes.
- Military discharge records, with online access restricted for security reasons.
The Edmonson County Clerk legal records page is the source for online image coverage, e-recording vendors, Doc Alert, contacts, and the recording-fee table. It also explains why some records are online while other public records are best reviewed in the office. That distinction is important for older instruments, name variants, and records that should not be published online.
Search Edmonson County Clerk Records
Online legal-record access is through eCCLIX. The County Clerk records page states that private citizens can search Edmonson County for personal, noncommercial purposes at no charge, limited to Edmonson County and five searches per day. Commercial users, title users, and business users use eCCLIX by subscription.
In-person viewing is still important. The research states that all public records and indices are viewable free at the Clerk's Office. That path may be better when a record is older, when a user needs help with index spelling, or when an online image is not available for a certain document type or date.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| County | Dropdown | Yes | Private citizen access is limited to Edmonson County. |
| Party/Name | Text | Unspecified | Used for indexed legal records such as deeds, mortgages, liens, wills, and marriages. |
| Business Name | Text | Optional or unspecified | Useful for business records and Doc Alert-style monitoring. |
| Document Type | Dropdown | Optional or unspecified | Deeds, mortgages, powers of attorney, wills, tax liens, assignments, releases, marriages, and other records. |
| Date Range | Date range | Optional or unspecified | Indexes reach back to 1840 for most types; images are generally 1986-current except deeds from inception. |
| Search | Button | Yes | Private citizen accounts are limited to five searches per day. |
| Print/View Document | Action | Conditional | Online images are available for many records; commercial subscriptions may carry fees. |
Edmonson County Doc Alert
Doc Alert is a free property-fraud notification service for mortgage and deed filings. It does not block a recording, prove fraud, or replace a title search. It sends an alert when a filing matches a registered person or business name. That can help an owner or business catch a suspicious deed or mortgage filing more quickly.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Yes | The county page says registration requires a name. |
| Yes | Used for mortgage or deed filing alerts. | ||
| Business name | Text | Likely optional | Alerts can be tied to a person or business name. |
| Register/Sign Up | Button | Yes | Free notification service for mortgage and deed filings. |
Edmonson County Recording Fees
The County Clerk records page publishes minimum recording fees for common instruments. Additional pages, transfer taxes, statutory add-ons, or nonstandard filings can change a final total, so filers should confirm the current total with the clerk before recording. E-recording is available through Hopdox, CSC, Simplifile, and ePN.
| Record or Filing | Minimum Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed | $50 |
| Mortgage | $80 |
| Mortgage with Assignment | $126 |
| Release of Mortgage | $46 |
| Power of Attorney | $50 |
| Will | $47 |
| Renunciation or Disclaimer of Will | $46 |
| Mechanic Lien | $46 |
| Plat | $50 |
| Federal Tax Lien | $46 |
| State Tax Lien | $5 |
| Filing with statutory authority but no specific fee | $46 |
Marriage Records and Wills
Marriage licenses are a County Clerk service in Edmonson County. The same office records marriages after the completed certificate is returned. For a broader marriage and divorce split, marriage records stay with the County Clerk while divorce decrees and family case files are court records handled by the Circuit Court Clerk.
Wills also need careful wording. The County Clerk records wills as legal instruments and publishes a $47 will fee, plus $46 fees for renunciation and disclaimer of will. A court probate case, however, is handled under District Court probate jurisdiction through the Circuit Court Clerk. A will recording is not the full estate case file.
For probate case records, fiduciary appointments, inventories, accountings, or contested estates, use Edmonson County probate records.
Certified County Clerk Copies
Certified copies from the County Clerk are used when a recorded instrument needs official proof from the county record. The request should identify the document type, party names, recording date if known, book and page or instrument number if available, and whether a plain or certified copy is needed.
- Search eCCLIX or the in-office index to identify the recorded instrument.
- Write down party names, document type, recording date, and any instrument details shown.
- Contact the County Clerk to confirm copy type, certification, and fee.
- Submit the request in person or by the method the clerk approves.
- Review the returned copy to confirm it matches the correct Edmonson County record.
Edmonson County records also need local context because the clerk office serves a small county-seat records system rather than a large metro portal. Official census and county sources describe a rural county centered on Brownsville, with many offices clustered near Main Street. That can make in-person record work practical, but it does not merge the County Clerk and Circuit Court Clerk record sets. Official record copies still come from the office that holds the source record.