Hardin County, Illinois Records

Hardin County, Illinois (Map It) was created on March 2, 1839 from Gallatin County and Pope County. Hardin County was named for Hardin County, Kentucky, which was itself named after John Hardin.

Hardin County is bordered by  Gallatin County (north), Union County, Kentucky (east), Crittenden County, Kentucky (east), Livingston County, Kentucky (southwest), Pope County (west), Saline County (northwest)

Hardin County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Cave-In-Rock, Elizabethtown, Rosiclare

Hardin County Precincts include  Battery Rock, Cave In Rock, East Monroe, East Rosiclare, McFarlan, Peters Creek, Rock Creek, Stone Church, West Monroe, West Rosiclare. View the Hardin Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Hardin County, Illinois General Highway Maps includes County, City and Township maps which contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Hardin County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Hardin County, Illinois Courthouse
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Hardin County, IL Courthouse

The Hardin County Courthouse is located in Elizabethtown, Illinois. Most records lost (1839–1884) due to a fire on May 19, 1884. Learn More About State of Illinois Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Hardin county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Hardin County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1884, Birth & Death Records from 1844 / 1887 and Land Records from 1814. The County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County. The Recorder's duties are receiving, filing and maintaining all records related to real property in our county. These documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted federal, state and local liens. The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision, land surveys and monument records. Many other types of miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge paperwork to name a few.
  • Hardin County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1884 and Court Records from 1878. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, commonly known as the Circuit Clerk, is the keeper of the files and records of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk's Office retains documents some of which include criminal law, chancery, support, probate, adoption, ect....
  • Hardin County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the statutory duties required as County Treasurer and as Ex-Officio County Collector of Real Estate Property Taxes and Drainage District Taxes for the entire county.
  • Local Government Records Database provides a listing of the local governmental records held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system

Hardin County, Illinois Census Records

Hardin County, Illinois Vital Records

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