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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 | ||||||||
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| County Seat | Elizabethtown | ||||||||
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United States 
Kentucky Hardin County
Contents |
Quick Dates
Hardin County's civil records start the following years:
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1852 | 1852 |
*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing
County Courthouse
Hardin County Justice Center
120 E. Dixie Ave.
Elizabethtown, Ky. 42701
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.
A few more interesting history facts Hardin County History Facts
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
| Booth | Glendale Junction | Pierce Mill | Star Mills |
| Cecilia | Hansbrough | Prichard Place | Stephensburg |
| Colesburg | Harcourt | Radcliff | Summit |
| Crest | Hardin Springs | Red Hill | Tunnel Hills |
| Eastview | Howard | Rineyville | Upton |
| Elizabethtown | Howe Valley | Rogersville | Vertrees |
| Flint Hill | Indian Hills | Rose Terrace | Vine Grove |
| Fort Knox | Kraft | Saint John | Vine Grove Junction |
| Four Corners | Limp | Seven Corners | West Point |
| Franklin Cross Roads | Long View | Solway | White Mills |
| Gaffey Heights | Melrose | Sonora | White Mills Junction |
| Gaithers | Nolin | Spurrier | Younger Creek |
| Glendale | Perryville |
Neighboring Counties
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
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 3,653 | ||
| 1810 | 7,531 | 106.2% | |
| 1820 | 10,498 | 39.4% | |
| 1830 | 12,849 | 22.4% | |
| 1840 | 16,357 | 27.3% | |
| 1850 | 14,525 | −11.2% | |
| 1860 | 15,189 | 4.6% | |
| 1870 | 15,705 | 3.4% | |
| 1880 | 22,564 | 43.7% | |
| 1890 | 21,304 | −5.6% | |
| 1900 | 22,937 | 7.7% | |
| 1910 | 22,696 | −1.1% | |
| 1920 | 24,287 | 7.0% | |
| 1930 | 20,913 | −13.9% | |
| 1940 | 29,108 | 39.2% | |
| 1950 | 50,312 | 72.8% | |
| 1960 | 67,789 | 34.7% | |
| 1970 | 78,421 | 15.7% | |
| 1980 | 88,917 | 13.4% | |
| 1990 | 89,240 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 94,174 | 5.5% | |
| Est. 2008 | 98,546 | 4.6% | |
| http://ukcc.uky.edu/~census/21093.txt | |||
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
Local Histories
Maps
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
Taxation
- Family Search Library Catalog
- Early Kentucky Tax Records
- Researching Early Kentucky Tax Lists 1792-1840
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
Family History Centers
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
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ 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 ($).
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