Hancock County Marriage Licenses
Hancock County marriage licenses are issued by County Clerk Trina Ogle at the Hancock County Administration Building, 2nd Floor, 225 Main Cross Street, Hawesville, Kentucky 42348. The county clerk, not the Circuit Court Clerk, is the local office for a new license. The office phone is 270-927-6117, and the clerk email appears in the research as Trina.Ogle@ky.gov and trina.ogle@ky.gov. Published hours are Monday through Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kentucky marriage licenses are issued by county clerks. For Hancock County, both parties must appear together, provide the application information requested by the clerk, and use the license in Kentucky. The license is valid for 30 days from issuance and is non-refundable. The official Hancock County pages reviewed did not publish a current local marriage license fee, so applicants should confirm the amount with Trina Ogle's office before visiting Hawesville.
Hancock County Clerk
Clerk: Trina Ogle
225 Main Cross Street, 2nd Floor
Hawesville, KY 42348
270-927-6117
trina.ogle@ky.gov
Apply for Hancock County Marriage Records
A marriage license application is an in-person county clerk transaction. The available sources do not show an online Hancock County marriage license application portal. The practical path is to confirm the office hours, gather the required identity and family details, and appear together at the Main Cross Street office. After the ceremony, the officiant returns the license for recording so the marriage can later be indexed and certified.
- Call the Hancock County Clerk at 270-927-6117 to confirm current license fee, office hours, and identification rules.
- Both parties appear together at 225 Main Cross Street in Hawesville.
- Provide the required application details, including names, birth details, parent names, prior marriage count, occupation, race, relationship of parties, and marriage date information.
- Pay the local license fee after confirming the current amount with the clerk.
- Use the license in Kentucky within 30 days.
- After the ceremony, make sure the officiant returns the license for recording with the Hancock County Clerk.
Hancock County Marriage Application Fields
The research inventory for Kentucky marriage applications lists the information each party should be ready to provide. These fields matter for both the local license and later certificate searches because name changes, prior legal names, county of license, and ceremony date can affect whether a certificate request matches the state index.
| Field Label | Type | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name and address | Text | Yes | Each party provides current identifying information. |
| Date of birth and age | Date or number | Yes | Used to identify each party. |
| Place of birth | Text | Yes | Each party provides birthplace information. |
| Father's name | Text | Yes | Listed for each party. |
| Mother's first and maiden name | Text | Yes | Helps distinguish similar names. |
| Current status and prior marriages | Text or number | Yes | Marital status and number of previous marriages are listed. |
| Occupation, race, relationship | Text | Yes | Application fields listed in the research inventory. |
| Date of marriage | Date | For record | Ceremony date is key for later certificate searches. |
The Hancock County Clerk records page says marriages are indexed and scanned in CCLIX/eCCLIX back to 1944. That local index can help with older county license research, while the state certificate system covers a different set of certified vital records.
Hancock County Marriage and Divorce Fees
The official Hancock County research did not locate a posted local marriage license fee or divorce decree copy fee. Kentucky's Office of Vital Statistics does publish the certificate fee for statewide marriage and divorce certificates. The County Clerk's open-records policy also publishes general copy fees for clerk-held records. Court copy and certification costs should be confirmed with Circuit Court Clerk Michael T. Boling because divorce files are court records.
| Item | Amount or Source |
|---|---|
| Local Hancock County marriage license | Not posted in reviewed official sources; confirm with County Clerk. |
| Kentucky certified marriage certificate | $6 per copy through Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. |
| Kentucky certified divorce certificate | $6 per copy through Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics. |
| County Clerk non-commercial document copy | $0.50 per copy under the Hancock County Clerk open-records policy. |
| County Clerk recordings, computer discs, or tapes | $5 per copy under the Hancock County Clerk open-records policy. |
| Certified divorce decree or court file copy | Confirm current court copy and certification cost with the Circuit Court Clerk. |
Search Hancock County Marriage Records
Hancock County marriage record access has three channels. First, the County Clerk office in Hawesville can help with local license records and certified county records. Second, the clerk's records page says most document images are available in the office, online for most instrument filings from January 2004 forward, and on microfilm, with marriages indexed and scanned in CCLIX back to 1944. Third, Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics can issue certified marriage certificates for Kentucky events since June 1958.
The manifest includes the Kentucky marriage and divorce certificate page as a source for statewide certificate access.
That state page is useful when the goal is a certified certificate rather than the local license book, CCLIX index, or a full divorce court file.
Find Hancock County Divorce Records
Divorce records do not follow the same path as marriage licenses. A Hancock County divorce case file or decree is a court record from Family Court or Circuit Court, and the custodian is Circuit Court Clerk Michael T. Boling at the Hancock County Judicial Center, 310 Hawesville School Drive, P.O. Box 250, Hawesville, KY 42348-0250. The clerk phone numbers are 270-927-8144 and 270-927-8145. The county government page lists the clerk email as MichaelBoling@kycourts.net.
Public case information may be checked through KYeCourts when the divorce case is public and indexed, but certified decrees and file inspection should be requested from the Circuit Court Clerk. Some family materials may be restricted. Adoption, juvenile, dependency, neglect, abuse, protected identifiers, and sealed matters are not ordinary public lookup records. Historical divorce material may also be held by Hancock County Archives at 200 Main Cross Street, which says it has court records dating to 1829 and loose case documents for marriage and divorce.
Note: A Kentucky divorce certificate proves that a divorce was recorded, but it is not the full court case file.
Kentucky Vital Records Certificates
The Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics has marriage and divorce certificates on file for Kentucky events since June 1958. Orders may be made by mail, in person or drop box in Frankfort, and online, phone, or fax through VitalChek as the authorized partner listed in the research. Mail orders use a check or money order payable to Kentucky State Treasurer. The state says mail and drop box requests are filled within five business days when possible, but requesters should allow up to 30 working days for mail.
| VS-230 Field | Required For | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| First and second party current legal names | Marriage and divorce | Core certificate search fields. |
| Previous legal names | If applicable | Helps match maiden or prior names. |
| County and date of marriage | Marriage | Use Hancock if the license was issued there. |
| County and date of divorce | Divorce | Use Hancock if the decree was entered there. |
| Requester name, phone, mailing address | Both | Used for order contact and delivery. |
| Number of copies and signature | Both | Sets fee amount and certifies the request. |
The Kentucky vital-record purchase page describes state certificate purchase channels for mail, drop box, and authorized third-party ordering.
Use the state channel for a certificate and the Hawesville court clerk for the underlying divorce decree or case file.