Hardin County, Kentucky

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Hardin County, Kentucky
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Location in the state of Kentucky
Location of Kentucky in the U.S.
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Founded	December 15, 1792
County Seat	Elizabethtown
Courthouse
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Quick Dates

Hardin County's civil records start the following years:

 *Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing

     County Courthouse

Phone Numbers:
270-766-5000 or 270-766-5037

Email Address:
Contact Us

Hours of Operation:
Monday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Thursday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Local Family Search Center:

Elizabethtown Kentucky
2950 Shepherdsville Rd
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Phone: 270-737-5037
Hours: T,Th 9am-12pm; W 7pm-9pm

History

The county is named after John Hardin (1753-1792), an officer in the Revolutionary War.

Parent County

1792--Hardin County was created 15 December 1792 from Nelson County.
County seat: Elizabethtown ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Variant Spellings

• Harden^[2]

Record Loss

Some records were destroyed  by fires that occurred on 23 Dec 1864 and 6 Dec 1932.

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Breckinridge
• Bullitt
• Grayson
• Harrison County, Indiana
• Hart
• Jefferson
• Larue
• Meade
• Nelson

Resources

African Americans

The following have information concerning African American research.  Both should be used:

• the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project
• Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900
•  African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
•  Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans. 

Biographies

• KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries

Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

• Hardin Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 
• The KY Historical Society’s Cemetery Database
• African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries
• Cemetery Junction  ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions
• Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project
• Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net
• Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
• Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Hardin County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there,
• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Hardin County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
• ePodunk list of Hardin County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census

For tips on accessing Hardin County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

• USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky  Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930
• The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project
• Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project
• Census Online ~ Census Online

Church

• Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel
• Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
• Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Court

• Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
• Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference

Genealogy

It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

• Locate publications about direct ancestors
• Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
• Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography

• [Bomar] Wilbur, Tom. Eight Bomar Families of Early Hardin, Hart, and Larue Counties, Kentucky and Some of Their Descendants: A Few Allied Families: Bolton, Buckner, Clopton, Cruse, Dye, Ferguson, Hazle, Highbaugh, Hill, Hodge(s) Jaggers, Lamkin Mears, Owen(s), Shelton, Simpson, Waddle, Wheeler. Okemos, Mich.: T. Wilbur, 1997. FHL Book 929.273 B639w
• [Kasey] Schorn, Catherine Scott. "Kaseys in Bedford County, Virginia," The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 31, No. 4 (Oct.-Dec. 1987):243-248; Vol. 32, No. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1988):24-32. Digital version at American Ancestors ($). FHL Book 975.5 B2vg v. 31 (1987)-v. 32 (1988).
• [Peebles] Saltzman, Bettie L. Peebles and Linda L. Saltzman McCall. Peebles, 1763-1988. Typescript. 1988 reprint: FHL Book 929.273 P343s.

Land

• The KY Land Office

Local Histories

• ~ The Archives of Appalachia

Maps

• KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
• Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site

Military

• Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War
• Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb
• Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Miscellaneous

• Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project
• The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project

Newspapers

• Kentucky News  -  Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
• Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links
• Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm   -   Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm

Obituaries

• KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project
• KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project
• Links to research and locate obituaries
• Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning.
• USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project  ~  Kentucky Obituary Project
• Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
• Obituary Depot  ~  Kentucky Newspaper Citations
• Obituary Daily Times  ~  Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
• Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Probate

• Kentucky Probate Records
  
• Research Tips for Kentucky Probate Records

 Taxation

• Family Search Library Catalog
• Early Kentucky Tax Records

Vital Records

• The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
• KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
• KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970
• KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
• Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages
• Kentucky Marriage Records  1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
• KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases
• The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Societies and Libraries

• Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Elizabethtown Kentucky Family History Center

Web Sites

• Hardin County KYGenWeb
• KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
• State of Kencucky Website
• USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records.
• The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Hardin County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
• Hardin County at Our Family Tree

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
2. ↑ Samuel R. Brown, The Western Gazetteer or Emigrant's Directory, Containing a Geographical Description of the Western States and Territories, viz. The States of Kentucky, Indiana, Louisiana, Ohio, Tennessee and Mississippi: and the Territories of Illinois, Missouri, Alabama, Michigan, and North-Western (Auburn, N.Y.: H.C. Southwick, 1817), 89. Digital versions at NIU Library Digitization Projects and World Vital Records ($).