Hardin County, Kentucky Genealogy

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

Hardin County Kentucky Courthouse
Hardin County Courthouse 14 Public Square Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Phone: 270.765.2171 County Clerk has marriage and land records.

Address: 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.

Hardin County Kentucky 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

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Kentucky county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Kentucky County Boundary Maps" (1776-1939) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Variant Spellings

 * Harden

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

Neighboring Counties

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

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


 * United States African Americans [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Kentucky African Americans


 * 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


 * Who Was Who in Hardin County. 1946. Vol. 2 digitized by - free.

Cemeteries
The following web sites have additional information on Hardin county cemeteries.


 * Interment.net Kentucky cemetery records by county.


 * Cemetery Junction ~  Links to cemetery transcriptions


 * Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project


 * 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

 * 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

 * 1793-1875 - have been digitized by FamilySearch - free.
 * Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project
 * Kentucky Court of Justice Research &amp; 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]

Land

 * The KY Land Office

Local Histories

 * ~ The Archives of Appalachia
 * A series of monographs concerning the Lincolns and Hardin County, Kentucky at Ancestry.com (Free /$)
 * This compilation is of the Hardin Co., Kentucky Bush family founded by Christopher Bush (born about 1733, died Jan. 16, 1813) at Ancestry.com (Free /$)

Maps

 * Maps of Kentucky (1776-1939)
 * 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

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1865 - at FamilySearch — 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 — index and images


 * - 2nd Regiment, Kentucky Veteran Cavalry (Union), Companies I and G.

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

 * Research Tips for Kentucky Probate Records

Online Probate Records


 * 1727 - 1990 Kentucky Probate Records
 * 1727 – 1990 at FamilySearch — Hardin is not included in this index; images only for Hardin County
 * 1774 – 1999 Kentucky Wills and Probate Records 1774-1999 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1800 - 1800 Tax List of is included in Clift's Second Census of Kentucky 1800, digitized by Ancestry ($).
 * Family Search Library Catalog
 * Early Kentucky Tax Records
 * Researching Early Kentucky Tax Lists 1792-1840

Vital Records
See also How to order Kentucky Vital Records

Birth

 * 1839-1960 - KY Births and Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search
 * 1852-1860 - Hardin County Birth Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1874 - Hardin County Birth Index 1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Marriage

 * 1609-2016 - Kentucky, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1783-1979 - KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search
 * 1797-1954 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1852-1860 - Hardin County Marriage Index 1852-1860. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1973-2000 - Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000  ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages

Death

 * 1843-1970 - KY Deaths and Burials ~ KY Deaths and Burials 1843 - 1970
 * 1911-1963 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project
 * Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths and Marriages
 * The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Divorce

 * 1973-1993 - KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases

Hardin County Kentucky Genealogy Societies and Libraries
Hardin County Historical Society 128 N. Main PO Box 381 Elizabethtown 42701 Telephone: 270-505-2067 E-mail:[mailto:jlanz@hardinkyhistoricalsociety.org jlanz@hardinkyhistoricalsociety.org] E-mail:[mailto:merandac@hardinkyhistoricalsociety.org merandac@hardinkyhistoricalsociety.org] Website

Ancestral Trails Historical Society PO Box 1796 Elizabethtown, KY 42702-1796 Telephone: 270-982-0881 Website


 * Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies

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


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

Hardin County Kentucky Genealogy Websites

 * Hardin County, KY History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Hardin 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 ~ 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.
 * Hardin County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hardin County at Our Family Tree
 * Hardin County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)
 * Hardin County KY Genealogy (Kentucky Genealogy)