Keene, KY Public Records
Keene is an incorporated city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, with an estimated population of 106 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.1 square miles of land.
🏢 Keene City Hall
Keene's own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the Kentucky Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
Keene has no entry with a contact address in the 2022 Census of Governments listing, our source for local government offices, so we do not list a contact for its own office. Use the county offices below.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Keene
Keene is in Jessamine County. In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Jessamine County at a Glance
| County | Jessamine County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 56,495 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Jessamine County Office of Circuit Court Clerk (Jessamine County Court Complex)
| Address | 107 N. Main St., Nicholasville, KY 40356 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (859) 885-4531 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit, Family, District and Business Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, traffic, small claims, divorce, probate) |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Sources | kycourts.gov/…/Jessamine.aspx ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Jessamine County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Keene
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Keene, KY:
📋 Keene Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics (Cabinet for Health and Family Services)Certified birth and death certificates for Kentucky are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kentucky, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the County Clerk. |
| Court cases & divorce | Jessamine County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kentucky are heard by the Circuit Court (Family Court where one exists) in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kentucky are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kentucky Court of Justice |
| Sex offender registry | Kentucky Sex Offender Registry (Kentucky State Police) |