Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy

Guide to Hart County, Kentucky ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

Description
Hart County was named for Nathaniel G. S. Hart. The county is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Hart County Courthouse Main Street Munfordville, KY 42765 Phone: 270-524-2751 Hart County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Bible Records

 * Hart County Bible Records USGenWeb Kentucky Archives Project
 * Hart County, Kentucky Families/Bibles at Kentucky Genealogy Trails

Biographies

 * Kentucky Biographies Project

Cemeteries

 * Interment.net, Kentucky cemetery records by county.
 * Naming the Forgotten, The Eastern State Hospital Project

Census Records

 * Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850-1930, USGenWeb
 * Census Images, USGenWeb
 * KY Census Online, Links to online census records

Church Records

 * Kentucky Christian Church Directory, ChurchAngel
 * Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington
 * Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville

Baptist
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * Boiling Springs. Church minutes (1825-1839) are available online.
 * Green River. Church minutes (1803-1841) are available online: original records and typescript.
 * Three Forks of Bacon Creek. Church minutes and membership lists (1818-1901) are available online.
 * Three Springs. Church minutes (1823-1897) have been published: FS Library Book 976.9715/H1 K2g.
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1819-1823 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1819-1823 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1819-1823 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * Cases Heard Before the Supreme Court for the District of Kentucky 1785-1792 at KYKinFolk.com
 * Abstracts of Early Kentucky Supreme Court Cases


 * Commonwealth of Kentucky, State Board of Elections at KY.gov
 * Contact information for all Kentucky County Court Clerks. Scroll down or use index at top of page to find desired county.


 * Kentucky Court of Justice at KYCourts.gov
 * Order Book, 1819-1823. 1965. By Kentucky, County Court (Hart County). Hart County, Kentucky : Hart County, Kentucky. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.

African Americans

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

Funeral Homes

 * Brooks Funeral Home, Inc. in Munfordville.
 * Sego Funeral Home in Munfordville.
 * Winn Funeral Home in Horse Cave.

Genealogies

 * [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.
 * [Ennis] Ennis, Wendell. The Ennis Family of Green, Barren, and Hart Counties Kentucky. [Boston, Ky.]: W. Ennis, 1990.
 * [Moss] Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968.

Land and Property Records

 * The KY Land Office

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * KYGenWeb compiled list of maps
 * Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * Military Resources, Revolutionary War through Civil War

Civil War
'''Online Records
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry — index (Free)
 * 1861-1865 U.S., Union Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865 at Ancestry— index (Free)
 * 1912-1950 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection; index and images


 * - 1st Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Company D.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies K and L.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies K and L.
 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Union), Companies A, I, K and L.
 * - 12th Regiment, Kentucky Cavalry (Union), Companies A, E, F, G and H.
 * - 26th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Companies F, H, I and K.
 * - 27th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company A.
 * - 35th Regiment, Kentucky Infantry (Union), Company B.

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battles was fought in Hart County:
 * December 17, 1861 - Rowlett’s Station, also known as Woodsonville, Green River.
 * September 14-17, 1862 - Munfordville, also known as Green River Bridge.
 * Battles of the American Civil War maps - filter by state or by battle name.

World War I

 * Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY

Korean War

 * Korean War Memorial for Soldiers from KY, KYGenWeb

Newspapers

 * USNPL, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * World-Newspapers, Kentucky, Kentucky newspaper index with links
 * Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm

Obituaries

 * Kentucky Footsteps Archives, KYGenWeb
 * Kentucky Obituary Sources, KYGenWeb


 * Browning Genealogy Database, Compiled by Charles Browning.
 * Kentucky Obituaries, USGenWeb
 * Afrigeneas, African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources
 * Obituary Daily Times, Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function
 * Nashville Christian Advocate Death Abstracts

Other Records

 * Kentucky Postcards, USGenWeb

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


 * 1798-1943 at FamilySearch  - How to Use this Collection

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

 * Search Tax, Criminal, Land and Wills Records, Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1839-1960 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1852-1861, 1872 - Hart County Birth Index 1852-1861, 1872. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1874-1875 - Hart County Birth Index 1874-1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Hart County Birth Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1911-1912 Searchable KY Birth Index
 * 1911-1999 Kentucky Births, 1911-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 Kentucky, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index $
 * 1785-1979 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1797-1954 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection;  index and images
 * 1852-1861 - Hart County Marriage Index 1852-1861. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1875 - Hart County Marriage Index 1875. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1876-1877 - Hart County Marriage Index 1876-1878. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1973-2000 Searchable KY Marriage Records
 * 1973-2000 Kentucky Marriage Records 1973-2000
 * 1960-1993 Kentucky Marriages, 1960-1993 at MyHeritage ($) — index

Death

 * 1843-1970 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1965 at FamilySearch  How to Use this Collection; index
 * 1911-2000 Searchable KY Death Index
 * 1900-1999 Kentucky Deaths, 1900-1999 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * - How to Use this Collection - Searchable
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project, Transcriptions and Images of Kentucky Death Certificates

Divorce

 * 1962-2005 Kentucky, U.S., Divorce Records, 1962-2005 at Ancestry - index ($)

Archives
Archives of Appalachia East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library, Room 422 344 J L Seehorn Rd Johnson City, TN 37614 Phone: 423-439-4338 Email: [mailto:archives@etsu.edu archives@etsu.edu] Facebook Website

FamilySearch Centers

 * Bowling Green Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Sulphur Well Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Tompkinsville Kentucky FamilySearch Center
 * Green County Public Library - an affiliate library.

Museums
Hart County Historical Museum 109 Main St PO Box 606 Mundfordville, KY 42765 Phone: 270-524-0101 Email: [mailto:hartmuseum@scrtc.com hartmuseum@scrtc.com] Facebook Website

Societies
Hart County Historical Society 109 Main St PO Box 606 Munfordville, KY 42765 Phone: 270-524-0101 Email: [mailto:hartmuseum@scrtc.com hartmuseum@scrtc.com] Facebook Website

Websites

 * Hart County KYGenWeb
 * KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.
 * State of Kentucky Website
 * USGenWeb Kentucky Archives
 * The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hart County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * . Free - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records