Marriage Licenses at the County Clerk
The Estill County Clerk is the local office for marriage licenses and county clerk marriage records. Official county sources identify Kimberly Charles as County Clerk at 130 Main St., Room 111, Irvine, KY 40336. The listed phone numbers are 606-723-5156, 606-723-5157, and 606-723-5158, with Monday-Friday hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The county government clerk page lists marriage licenses among the office services.
The official Estill County government clerk page identifies the local clerk office that handles marriage-license service:
That local office is different from the Circuit Court Clerk, which handles divorce decrees and court case records.
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics says marriage licenses are issued in each county clerk's office. Both parties must appear together. The license is valid for 30 days from issuance, the license fee is non-refundable, and the license must be used in Kentucky. Official sources did not locate an Estill-specific online appointment rule, waiting-period note, or local marriage-license fee table, so current license fee and appearance details should be verified with the County Clerk before visiting.
How to Apply for a Marriage License
Use the local County Clerk for the license, not KYeCourts. KYeCourts is for court case information and payment, while marriage licenses are county clerk records. Bring the information required by Kentucky Vital Statistics, and call the Estill County Clerk if there is any uncertainty about identification, fee amount, previous-marriage proof, or office timing.
- Contact or visit the Estill County Clerk at 130 Main St., Room 111, Irvine, KY 40336.
- Both parties appear together because Kentucky OVS states the bride and groom must appear together for a marriage license.
- Provide the required application information for both parties, including name, address, birth details, parents' names, status, previous marriages, occupation, race, relationship question, and planned marriage date.
- Pay the non-refundable license fee after confirming the current amount with the clerk.
- Use the license in Kentucky within 30 days from issuance.
- After marriage, use the County Clerk or Kentucky OVS path depending on whether the need is a local county record or a state certificate.
Marriage License Application Fields
Kentucky Vital Statistics publishes the application information required from both parties. Estill County applicants should be prepared to supply the following details. The relationship question matters because first and second cousins may not marry in Kentucky.
| Field / Information | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Name and address | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Date of birth and age | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Place of birth | Yes | If Kentucky, give county; if another state, give state. |
| Father's name | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Mother's first and maiden name | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Current status | Yes | Single, divorced, annulled, or widowed. |
| Number of previous marriages | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Occupation | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Race | Yes | Required for both parties. |
| Relationship question | Yes | Asks whether the parties are related. |
| Date of marriage | Yes | Application field for the planned marriage date. |
Marriage and Divorce Fee Caveats
Official sources did not locate a current Estill County marriage-license fee amount or divorce-decree copy fee. Kentucky OVS states that its certificate fee is a search fee and that there are no refunds if the certificate is not located. It also says OVS cannot provide information, perform a genealogical search, or verify whether a certificate is on file without a completed application and the required fee.
| Item | Known From Research |
|---|---|
| Marriage license | License fee is non-refundable; current Estill amount not located in inspected sources. |
| Certified marriage certificate from OVS | OVS fee is a search fee; no refund if the certificate is not found. |
| Divorce certificate from OVS | Same OVS search-fee caveat applies for June 1958-present certificates. |
| Certified divorce decree from court | Request current copy/certification fee from the Estill Circuit Court Clerk. |
How to Look Up Estill County Marriage Records
Marriage records in Estill County sit in the County Clerk system and, for modern certificates, at the Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. The Estill County Clerk records page says marriages are indexed and scanned in CCLIX back to 1797. The clerk's online land-records information explains eCCLIX, the internet version of the County Clerk Indexing system, and notes that registered users can view or print online documents from home or office subject to access rules and fees.
The eCCLIX portal is one of the online routes tied to Estill County Clerk records:
Online index access is not the same as a statewide certified certificate, so use the County Clerk for local county records and OVS for eligible state certificates.
The Estill County Clerk online land-records page describes free public accounts that are available only between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m., not on Saturdays or Sundays, and limited to five searches per day. Accounts from outside a reasonable travel distance from the county clerk office may be suspended. In-office inspection remains the free public-access path for county clerk records.
How to Find Estill County Divorce Records
Divorce decrees are court records, not County Clerk marriage-license records. Kentucky Circuit Court handles divorces, and Estill court case records route through the Office of Circuit Court Clerk at the Estill County Courthouse, 130 Main St., Suite 207, Irvine, KY 40336. The clerk phone listed by Kentucky Court of Justice is 606-723-3970. Family Court, where applicable, also handles dissolution of marriage, spousal support, equitable distribution, custody, support, visitation, and related family matters, but the Estill page lists local Circuit and District judges rather than a dedicated Estill Family Court judge.
For an Estill divorce decree, ask the Circuit Court Clerk for the case file, decree copy, certified copy process, and any file-location issue. Older files may be stored at a records facility or with KDLA depending on retention and age, and the local clerk can provide the case and file locator numbers if a record facility request is needed. KYeCourts may provide public case information, but full copies, certified records, older records, sealed matters, and missing online information require clerk guidance.
Certified Copies and OVS Certificates
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics has marriage and divorce records from June 1958 to the present. For marriage records before June 1958, OVS directs people to contact the county clerk where the marriage license was issued. For divorce records before June 1958, OVS directs people to the Circuit Court Clerk in the county where the divorce decree was granted. In Estill County, that means the County Clerk for older marriage records and the Circuit Court Clerk for divorce decrees.
OVS requires a completed application and fee before searching. If the record is located, a certified copy is mailed. OVS does not issue photocopies, faxed copies, non-certified copies, or electronic copies. Required certificate request information includes the full names of both parties, the month, day, and year of marriage or divorce, the Kentucky county where the license or decree was issued, the requester's name and mailing address, daytime phone number, number of copies ordered, and a check or money order payable to Kentucky State Treasurer.
Kentucky Vital Statistics Office
The Estill eCCLIX signup page is the account-access route connected to online county clerk records:
For Estill County users, this online county clerk path complements local clerk inspection and state certificate requests rather than replacing them.
Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics
275 East Main Street, 1E-A
Frankfort, KY 40621
Daytime requester phone required on application
Estill County Clerk
130 Main St., Room 111
Irvine, KY 40336
606-723-5156 / 5157 / 5158