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Office: Trimble County Emergency Management – 4874 Highway 421 North (also listed 109/East Highway 42), Bedford, KY 40006 | (502) 255-0062 or (502) 255-4281 | Email: [email protected]. Operates 24/7/365.
Sheriff: Trimble County Sheriff’s Office – 30 Hwy 42 E, Bedford, KY 40006 | (502) 255-7138 | After-hours dispatch (502) 255-4882 | Email: [email protected]; Sheriff Greg Clifford.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: US-42 and US-421 serve Bedford, the county seat, along the Ohio River in north-central Kentucky; Milton is the county’s largest city, connected to Madison, Indiana by bridge across the Ohio River.
Notes: Trimble County was formed in 1837 (sources also cite 1836 and 1854) from parts of Gallatin, Henry, and Oldham counties, named for Robert Trimble, a U.S. Supreme Court Justice who grew up in Kentucky. Trimble is the fifth-smallest Kentucky county by land area and fourth-smallest by total area.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Trimble County Courthouse – 30 Hwy 42 E, Bedford, KY.
Notes: Trimble County is home to the Trimble County Generating Station, a major Louisville Gas & Electric/Kentucky Utilities power plant on more than 2,200 acres along the Ohio River near Bedford – one of the largest power stations in Kentucky, with a combined coal and natural-gas generating capacity exceeding 2,500 megawatts. Its two coal units (in service since 1990 and 2011) are jointly owned with the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency and Indiana Municipal Power Agency, reflecting the plant’s regional significance beyond Kentucky’s borders.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Trimble County Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via trimblecountyky.gov.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Trimble County Public Library – Hwy 42, Bedford, KY 40006 | (502) 255-7362 | Email: [email protected]. Hours: Mon/Wed/Fri 9 AM-5 PM, Tue/Thu 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-1 PM (summer) / 9 AM-noon (winter).
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Ohio River waterfront at Milton and Bedford, and the Trimble County Generating Station’s regional economic footprint, are notable local features.
Notes: The genuine scale of the Trimble County Generating Station – one of Kentucky’s largest power plants – is a distinctive infrastructure fact covered in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Trimble County Property Valuation Administration – Hwy 42, Bedford, KY 40006.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Henry Trimble Animal Shelter – 9213 Sulphur Road, Sulphur, KY 40070 | (502) 667-1055 or (502) 216-5951; Animal Care Manager/Rescue Coordinator Joan Lacey. A joint regional shelter serving both Henry and Trimble counties, with 14 kennels; dog-only facility (does not currently accept cats). Milton, KY also has separate city Animal Control, (502) 845-6446.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Trimble County Solid Waste – confirm current contact via trimblecountyky.gov.
NOTES: Trimble County is the third county in Kentucky’s sixteenth batch under the Round 3 A+ sourced standard. The genuine scale of the Trimble County Generating Station – one of Kentucky’s largest power plants – is a distinctive infrastructure fact covered in this project. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Trimble County County
Trimble County is northern Kentucky’s Ohio River bottomland and Louisville northern exurban county – the fertile river bottomland agriculture and the quiet rolling hill communities that are beginning to feel Louisville’s residential expansion define a small northern Kentucky county where Bedford serves the surrounding farming communities between the river and the I-71 corridor.
Bedford (the county seat, population ~900) is Trimble County’s governmental hub, a small northern Kentucky community on KY-42 serving the county’s agricultural and exurban residential population between the Ohio River and Louisville’s northern commuter zone.
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Trimble County Property Valuation Administrator at 46 Main Street, Bedford, KY 40006, phone 502-255-3592. KY assessed at 100% fair cash value.
Courts & Legal
Trimble County Circuit Court at 46 Main Street, Bedford, KY 40006, phone 502-255-3645, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections, Marriage Licenses)
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-7196
CIRCUIT COURT CLERK (Court Records)
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-3421
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-7196
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Trimble County District Court (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Trimble County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Trimble County District Court 30 Highway 42 East, P.O. Box 248, Bedford, KY 40006 (502) 255-3213
Trimble County was founded February 9, 1854, named for Justice Robert Trimble, on the Ohio River in north-central Kentucky. Its seat is Bedford; its largest city is Milton. Trimble County was historically a prohibition (dry) county.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Kentucky has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code; probate is governed by KRS Chapter 395 (Administration of Estates), handled by the District Court in the county where the decedent resided (KRS 24A.120).
Dispensing with Administration – Kentucky’s simplified small-estate procedure, governed by KRS 395.450, 395.455, and 395.470. Available when the value of the personal estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $30,000, and the petitioner is a surviving spouse, adult child, or other qualifying heir/preferred creditor. The petitioner files a Petition to Dispense with Administration (Form AOC-830) with an affidavit listing assets, debts, and proposed distribution – no personal representative or full administration is required. Real estate is generally not covered by this procedure.
Regular (Full) Administration – for larger or more complex estates, the District Court appoints a personal representative (executor if named in a will, administrator if intestate), who gathers assets, pays debts, and distributes what remains under court oversight.
Step 2: filing for formal probate
File a Petition for Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor/Administrator (Form AOC-805) with the District Court in the county of residence.
If there’s a will, the court admits it to probate; it is then recorded with the county clerk (KRS 394.140).
The personal representative files an Inventory and Appraisement (Form AOC-841) of estate assets.
Notice to creditors is published; creditors generally have 6 months from appointment to file claims.
The personal representative pays valid debts, taxes, and expenses.
A Settlement of Estate (Form AOC-846) is filed, and the court closes the estate upon approval.
What it costs
Filing fees and publication costs are collected by the clerk and vary somewhat by county.
Kentucky does not require an attorney for probate, though it is commonly recommended, especially for formal administration.
Typical timelines: full probate generally takes 6-12 months; the creditor claims period is 6 months. Dispensing with Administration can move significantly faster once the estate qualifies.
Before distribution, a surviving spouse may petition for release of up to $2,500 from the estate as an exempt charge against estate property.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-3645
SHERIFF / TAX COLLECTOR
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-3645
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections, Marriage Licenses)
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-7196
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
31 Main Cross St., Bedford, KY 40006
(502) 255-7196
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Office: Trimble County Health Department – 138 Miller Lane, Bedford, KY 40006 | (502) 255-7701 | Fax (502) 255-3760. Hours: Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri 8 AM-4:30 PM, Thu 8 AM-5:30 PM.
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County Facts
County Seat: Bedford
Population: 9,400
Area: 150 sq mi
Established: 1837
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