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Hardin County
Contact InformationP.O. Box 187
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
618-287-2251 — County Clerk
618-287-2735 — Circuit Clerk
618-287-2251 — Recorder
c/o Special Collections
Morris Library–6632
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-453-3040
Established
March 2, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 234)
Origin of the name of the county
Named after Hardin County in Kentucky through the influence of emigrants from that county.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1812–1839 — Gallatin
1816–1839 — Pope
1801–1812 — Randolph
1790–1809 — Knox, Northwest Territory
County Seats
1840– — Elizabethtown
History of county governing board
1839–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873– — Board of County Commissioners
Documented Record Losses
May 19, 1884 — Fire. Most records lost (1839–1884).
Township Government
Hardin County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precinct Names
Battery Rock
Cave In Rock
East Monroe
East Rosiclare
McFarlan
Peters Creek
Rock Creek
Stone Church
West Monroe
West Rosiclare
County Map
Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments