Edmonson County Marriage Licenses
Marriage licenses in Edmonson County are handled by the Edmonson County Clerk services office. The county clerk issues and records the license, then the completed certificate becomes part of the clerk's marriage record set after the ceremony is returned for recording. The clerk's legal-records system also includes marriages among searchable county legal records.
For local service, the office is the Edmonson County Clerk, Kevin M. Alexander, 108 S. Main Street, Brownsville, KY 42210. The phone number is 270-597-2624, fax is 270-597-9714, and the email listed in the research is Kevin.alexander@ky.gov. Office hours from the clerk site are 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.
Kentucky law uses a state-prescribed marriage-license form. KRS 402.100 identifies parties as bride, groom, or spouse and treats Social Security or government-issued identification numbers as confidential. Kentucky also has a 30-day license validity rule in KRS Chapter 402. The reviewed Edmonson County pages did not publish a local marriage-license fee or a local application PDF, so applicants should confirm the current fee and identification rules with the clerk before going to the office.
Edmonson County Clerk
Clerk: Kevin M. Alexander
108 S. Main Street
Brownsville, KY 42210
270-597-2624
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.
Apply for Edmonson County Marriage Records
The marriage license process is local and practical. The most reliable path is to contact or visit the Edmonson County Clerk during posted office hours, bring identification, provide prior-marriage information if requested, and ask the clerk to confirm the fee before payment. Once the license is issued, the ceremony must be completed by an authorized officiant and the certificate must be returned for recording.
- Contact or visit the Edmonson County Clerk during office hours.
- Bring required identification and prior-marriage information requested by the clerk.
- Pay the local marriage-license fee after confirming the current amount with the office.
- Receive the Kentucky marriage-license and certificate form.
- Have the marriage solemnized by an authorized officiant.
- Make sure the completed certificate is returned to the County Clerk for recording.
- Request a certified copy from the County Clerk or from state Vital Statistics when eligible.
The Edmonson County Clerk services page is the local source that places marriage licenses with other clerk services such as notary applications, hunting and fishing licenses, veteran discharge filings, and handicap placards.
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics marriage and divorce page is the statewide certificate path for eligible dates. Vital Statistics holds Kentucky marriage and divorce records from June 1958 to present. For a marriage before June 1958, Vital Statistics directs users back to the county clerk where the marriage license was issued.
The screenshot source for the state certificate path is the Kentucky Vital Statistics marriage and divorce certificate page.
That statewide source matters when the goal is a certificate instead of the full local clerk or court file.
Edmonson County Marriage Application Fields
The reviewed research did not locate an Edmonson-specific downloadable application, so the field list is based on KRS 402.100 and the standard county-clerk process described in the research. Confidential identifiers are not the same as public marriage-index data. A clerk may need to view proof of identity or age even when those identifiers do not become public online.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Options / Format Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant or spouse name | Text | Yes | State form identifies parties as bride, groom, or spouse. |
| Government ID or SSN | ID verification | Yes or conditional | KRS 402.100 makes SSN and government ID numbers confidential. |
| Date of birth or age | Date/text | Yes | Age eligibility must be verified before issuance. |
| Address or residence | Text | Likely | Local form was not located, so confirm current fields with the clerk. |
| Prior marriage information | Text | Likely | Standard license field; local proof rules should be confirmed. |
| Ceremony or officiant certificate | Form section | After ceremony | Officiant returns the completed certificate for recording. |
| Clerk issuance | Clerk action | Yes | The County Clerk issues and records the license. |
Search Edmonson County Marriage Records
Edmonson County marriage records may be checked in several ways. Courthouse records are maintained from 1840 to present, and the county clerk's records page says indexes are available for most document types back to 1840 with few exceptions. Marriage records are included among the legal records listed by the clerk.
Online legal-record access runs through eCCLIX. Private citizens can use Edmonson County access for personal, noncommercial searches, limited to Edmonson County and five searches per day at no charge. Business, title, and commercial users use a subscription model. In-office viewing of public records and indexes is free at the clerk's office.
The screenshot source for the local marriage-license service path is the Edmonson County Clerk services page.
The clerk service listing helps separate marriage-license work from court-based divorce records.
Note: Veteran records are not allowed online through the County Clerk system for security reasons.
Find Edmonson County Divorce Records
Divorce records are court records, not county-clerk legal instruments. The Edmonson County legacy Circuit Court Clerk page says the Circuit Court Clerk's office is responsible for records of divorces, child custody, adoption, and civil cases over the listed threshold, and that copies are found at the Office of the Circuit Court Clerk. Current officeholder information should come from the Kentucky Court of Justice county page, which identifies Daniel Priddy as Circuit Court Clerk.
The court-copy path is the Edmonson County Courthouse Annex, 110 E. Main Cross St., P.O. Box 739, Brownsville, KY 42210-0739. The phone number is 270-597-2584, fax is 270-597-2884, and KCOJ lists hours as Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Circuit Court Clerk is also the place to ask whether an older divorce file has moved to the State Records Center or KDLA.
Online divorce case information may appear in KYeCourts public records guest search, but family case details can be restricted. Full decrees and certified copies should be requested from the Circuit Court Clerk. A state divorce certificate from June 1958 to present can be requested through Vital Statistics when a certificate is enough. For divorce before June 1958, Vital Statistics directs users to the circuit court clerk in the county where the decree was granted.
Edmonson County Marriage and Divorce Fees
The local Edmonson sources reviewed did not publish a marriage-license fee, a divorce filing fee, or copy certification charges. The most accurate fee path is to call the office that holds the record before submitting a request. County Clerk legal-record fees are published for recorded instruments, but they should not be treated as divorce-court fees.
| Item | Amount | Where to Confirm |
|---|---|---|
| Marriage license | Not published in reviewed Edmonson sources | Edmonson County Clerk |
| Certified marriage copy | Confirm before request | County Clerk or Vital Statistics |
| Divorce filing | Not published in reviewed Edmonson sources | Circuit Court Clerk |
| Certified divorce decree copy | Confirm before request | Circuit Court Clerk |
| State certificate | Check current state schedule | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics |
Certified Edmonson County Copies
A certified marriage copy is usually requested from the Edmonson County Clerk when the local recorded marriage certificate is needed. A certified divorce decree is requested from the Edmonson Circuit Court Clerk because the decree belongs to the court file. A state certificate from Vital Statistics can prove the event for many uses, but it is not the same document as the full court decree.
Older records require care. Marriage records before June 1958 route to the county clerk where the license was issued. Divorce records before June 1958 route to the circuit court clerk in the county where the decree was granted. When an older court file is no longer at the counter, the clerk can identify the record facility and provide case and file locator numbers for a State Records Center request.
For adoption-linked material, KRS 199.570 makes adoption records confidential. That rule can affect some family files even when a divorce case itself has public docket information.