Hardin County, Ohio Genealogy

United States Ohio Hardin County

Historical Facts

 * Parent Counties: Formed from Logan and Delaware Counties 12 February 1820.
 * County Seat: Kenton
 * Neighboring Counties: residents may also have records in Hancock (north)·Logan and Union (south)·Wyandot (northeast)·Marion (east)·Allen and Auglaize(west)

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Hardin County boundary changes.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Hardin County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Hardin County.


 * - 4th Regiment, Ohio Infantry (3 months, 1861), Companies D and G

Courthouse
Hardin County Courthouse Public Square; Kenton, OH 43326 Phone:419.673.6283 Clerk Court has divorce and court records from 1864; County Health Department  has birth and death records; Probate Court has marriage, death and probate records Recorder has land records

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Death
Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953 Free name indexes and images at FamilySearch. Records include such information as birth date of deceased, city, county, and state of death, name of spouse if married, names of parents, maiden name of mother, name of informant, if deceased was single, married, windowed or divorced, occupation of deceased.a

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.