Research Guidelines & State Law

Important: Kentucky state law prohibits the publication of death certificates less than 50 years old. Please do not submit current death certificates; they will not be posted. Death certificates through 1968 are available on Ancestry.com or can be obtained from the Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.

If you have a Kentucky death certificate with Franklin County ties and would like to include it on this site, please contact the county coordinator.

Early Vital Statistics Deaths

Annual death returns transcribed from Franklin County vital statistics.

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Kentucky Death Certificates

Indexed death certificates for Franklin County, 1911–1968, arranged by surname range.

Surname Range Coverage
A – C Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
D – F Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
G – I Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
J – L Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
M – O Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
P – R Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
S – U Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
V – W Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
X – Z Death Certificates 1911–1968 Browse →
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