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This Is Not a Government Office. We run a private reference site for Johnson County, Kentucky records. We cannot pull official documents, file paperwork, issue certified copies, confirm warrants, change court dates, or answer for any court, clerk, sheriff, jail, prosecutor, or state agency.


Need an Official Document?

Here's where to look for the records most people ask about in Johnson County:

  • Court case files: contact the Johnson County Circuit Court Clerk, Johnson County Judicial Center, 908 3rd Street, Suite 109, Paintsville, KY 41240, phone 606-297-9567, fax 606-297-9573, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Marriage licenses and County Clerk records: contact the Johnson County County Clerk, 230 Court Street, Suite 124, Paintsville, KY 41240, phone 606-789-2557, fax 606-789-2559, email sallee.holbrook@ky.gov, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
  • Marriage and divorce records: see marriage and divorce records; marriage starts with the County Clerk, while divorce decrees start with the Circuit Court Clerk.
  • Probate, wills, and estates: see District Court probate records; court probate files use the Circuit Court Clerk, while recorded will indexes may use the County Clerk.
  • Criminal and arrest records: see arrest records and court charges, and confirm official case files with the Circuit Court Clerk.
  • Jail roster: see inmate records for Big Sandy Regional Detention Center and Kentucky custody-status channels.
  • Active warrants: see warrant records; the Johnson County Sheriff's Office is at 339 Main Street, Paintsville, KY 41240, phone 606-789-3411, dispatch 606-789-4221.
  • Other county records: Johnson County Fiscal Court open records and County Attorney open records use separate custodian-specific request channels.