Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Greenup County, Kentucky, has about 35,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Greenup Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Greenup County public records, Greenup County arrest records, Greenup County warrants, Greenup County criminal records, Greenup County police reports, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Greenup County
In Greenup County, the Greenup Circuit Court hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court.
The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the Circuit Court Clerk.
The Circuit Court Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Kentucky Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Greenup County
For Greenup County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Greenup.aspx (page title: Greenup | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 606-473-9869, 101 Harrison St. Greenup, KY 41144, Monday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Kentucky has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Kentucky court page SearchSystems verified is at judicialindexes.ky.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Greenup County
Together, the eight agencies in Greenup County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 560 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Greenup Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Kinds of Court Files
The court file is one record with several readers: a criminal case from the arrest to the sentence, a divorce from the petition to the judgment, a traffic ticket from the citation to the conviction the court reports to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, and an eviction or a lien on land.
The other Greenup County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Greenup County criminal records, Greenup County divorce records, Greenup County traffic tickets and Greenup County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Greenup County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Greenup County and Kentucky. These court pages from its Greenup County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- KCOJ directory (kcoj.kycourts.net)
- Kycourts (kcoj.kycourts.net)
Cities in Greenup County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Greenup Circuit Court or the District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Flatwoods, Russell, Raceland, Worthington, Greenup, South Shore, Wurtland and Bellefonte.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Greenup County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov, phone 606-473-9869.
Which court hears felonies in Greenup County?
The Greenup Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Who keeps the court records in Greenup County?
The Circuit Court Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Kentucky?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Greenup County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.