Grant County Background Information
Grant County is based in Kentucky. Grant County had 24,941 people in 2020, reported by a local census. Williamstown is the current county seat in Williamstown.
It was formed in 1820.
It was named for Colonel John Grant, who led a party of settlers in 1779 to establish Grant’s Station, in today’s Bourbon County, Kentucky.
Grant County is included in the Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Grant County Arrest Records
Arrest documents are kept for every last crime in Grant County. Property crime and violent crime makeup the two major classifications of crime in Grant County. There were 9 violent and 92 property crimes in 2021 in Grant County.
Grant County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Brian Mainesm
212 Barnes Road, Suite A
Williamstown, KY 41097
Office Hours:
M-F, 8:00 AM-4:00 PM
Phone: (859) 824-3333, (859) 428-1212
Grant County Criminal Documents
A register is stored for all sex offenders in Grant County. The Grant County register includes any sex offender living, working, attending school, or imprisoned in the area. This register is in the public domain. People in Grant County have the ability to do a search for any sex offenders nearby their home. In Grant County, there are regularly updated criminal, jail, and inmate files.
Grant County Court Documents
The county courthouse is in charge of all family, civil, and criminal cases in Grant County. Court documents in Grant County are maintained by the court clerk. To obtain these files in Grant County, a person must enquire at:
Grant County Courthouse
Circuit Court Clerk: Wray J. Jump
224 S Main St, 1st Fl
Williamstown, KY 41097
Hours:
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. M-F;
8:30 a.m.-N first and last Sat of month EST
Phone Circuit Court: (859) 824-4467
Phone District Court: (859) 823-5251
Fax: (859) 824-0183
In the state of Kentucky, the Court of Appeals has the power to manage any lower court case in which one party appeals. These lower courts often refer to one of the 120 superior or trial courts found across Kentucky's 120 counties, including Grant County.
NOTE - Ordinary files in Grant County can be delivered by mail, email, or fax. Yet, official Grant County records may only be delivered via mail.
Grant County Public Documents
Each person living in Grant County and Kentucky has vital documents kept on them. These vital files refer to the most vital life events of Grant County and Kentucky citizens. These records may include marriage files, divorce papers, birth certificates, death documents, and more. Grant County plays an important role in the collection of these files. Grant County records some vital documents on behalf of the state government.
Every last county clerk in Kentucky is in charge of obtaining marriage records. The Office of Vital Statistics then collects these records from the clerks. County offices, such as the one in Grant County, have also been in charge of birth and death documents in Kentucky's past. These county offices, such as the one in Grant County, may have obtained birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, marriage certificates, and more. Each and every Kentucky vital record is held in one central registry. They can then be used for statistical analysis.
Grant County residents can access these vital documents, because they are in the public domain. The 1976 Kentucky Open Records Act granted the fundamental right for residents to access these files. In 1994, the Act was amended. In Grant County, a person must request vital documents at:
County Clerk: Tabatha Clemons
107 N Main St
Courthouse Annex
Williamstown, KY 41097
Phone: (859) 824-3321 ext. 3
Fax: (859) 824-3367
Email: tabatha.clemons@ky.gov
NOTE - In Grant County, a person must visit the office between 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday to Friday; 8:30 a.m.-ON Saturday EST. A person must have a form of photo ID in order to obtain documents in Grant County. Driver's licenses and state IDs are acceptable. Every request must be in writing in Grant County.
