The county seat is Princeton. The county was formed in 1809 from Livingston County, Kentucky. Prior to that it had been part of Christian, Logan and Lincoln Counties.
Government
Caldwell County Courthouse
100 East Market Street, Room 3
Princeton, KY 42445-1675
Phone: 270-365-6754
Caldwell County Website
There was a courthouse fire on 15 Dec 1864 that destroyed some records.
County Court Clerk Toni Watson
100 East Market Street
Princeton, KY 42445
270-365-6754 – Office
270-365-7447 Fax
coclerk@caldwellcourthouse.com
Religious Organizations
Some cemetery and church information is located at this website.
Institutions
George Coon Public Library
114 South Harrison Street | P.O. Box 230 | Princeton, KY 42445
Phone: 270-365-2884 | FAX: 270-365-2892
E-Mail: nfaughn@gcplibrary.org
This library has a genealogy center that boasts one of the largest collections of family history information in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Societies
Caldwell County
Genealogy Society
P. O. Box 51
Princeton, Ky., 42445
The Caldwell County, Ky.
Historical Society
P.O. Box 1 Princeton, Ky., 42445