Hardin County, Illinois Genealogy
Guide to Hardin County, Illinois ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
Hardin County was named for Colonel John Hardin, an officer in the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. The county was organized in 1839 and its seat is Elizabethtown. Hardin County is located in the southeastern area of the state.[1]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Hardin County Courthouse
102 Market St
Elizabethtown, IL 62931
Phone: 618-287-2200
Hardin Country County
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Hardin County are kept, see the Hardin County Courthouse page.
Hardin County, Illinois Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
| Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
| 1884 | 1884 | 1884 | 1970 | 1884 | 1970 | 1810 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
For suggestions about research in places that suffered historic record losses, see:
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Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
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Populated Places[edit | edit source]
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:[4]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Census Records[edit | edit source]
| Historical populations | ||
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| Census | Pop. | %± |
| 1850 | 2,887 | — |
| 1860 | 3,759 | 30.2% |
| 1870 | 5,113 | 36.0% |
| 1880 | 6,024 | 17.8% |
| 1890 | 7,234 | 20.1% |
| 1900 | 7,448 | 3.0% |
| 1910 | 7,015 | −5.8% |
| 1920 | 7,533 | 7.4% |
| 1930 | 6,955 | −7.7% |
| 1940 | 7,759 | 11.6% |
| 1950 | 7,530 | −3.0% |
| 1960 | 5,879 | −21.9% |
| 1970 | 4,914 | −16.4% |
| 1980 | 5,383 | 9.5% |
| 1990 | 5,189 | −3.6% |
| 2000 | 4,800 | −7.5% |
| 2010 | 4,320 | −10.0% |
| Source: "Wikipedia.org". | ||
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.
- 1850-1880 Illinois Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
Church Records[edit | edit source]
- 1884-1919 Reynolds, Marion Lavender. Hardin County, Illinois deaths, 1884-1919, and notes from the Pleasant Hill church register. Harrisburg, Illinois: M.L. Reynolds, 1995. At other Libraries(WorldCat) FS Catalog book 977.398 V2r
Catholic
FamilySearch has made parish records from a Belleville Diocese Catholic church in Hardin County available online. The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:
- 1729-1956 Illinois, Diocese of Belleville, Catholic Parish Records, 1729-1956 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Court Records[edit | edit source]
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.
The following copies of original records may be accessed through the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Hardin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.
Court Indexes and Records
- 1821-1839 Circuit Court record, Volumes A-B FS Library film 988235
- 1878-1963 Court Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1970-2024 United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index, coverage may vary
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
African Americans
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois African-American Resource Guide by the Illinois State Archives describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
- African-American Resources for Illinois
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
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Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.
The following abstracts or copies of original records may be accessed through the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Hardin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.
Land Indexes and Records
- 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records found at Ancestry ($)
- 1814-1879 Land book FS Library film 965703
- Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search
- 1863-1942 Land and Property Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
- 1865-1885 Entry book FS Library film 965703
- 1878, 1890 Collector's book - lists of taxable real estate and town lots. FS Library film 965707
- 1878-1942 Deeds, 1878-1942; index 1880-1904 FS Library film 965698
- 1987 Pope-Hardin County (Illinois), land atlas and plat book, 1987 Other Libraries (WorldCat); FS Catalog book 977.39 R2p
- Illinois Federal Township Plats at Illinois Digital Archives - images; by County
- Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales at the Illinois State Archives - index; by purchasers name and by legal description; Also at Ancestry ($).
- Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Illinois (1788-1940)
- FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- Civil War
Regiments. 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 or regiments that were formed from men of Hardin County.
- - 29th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A and Company B.
- - 131st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, D, and F.
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
Original naturalization records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
- 1800-1998 Illinois, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
- 1824-1883 Naturalization records, intentions and final papers FS Library film 988236 items 1–2 and 1426471 item 4
- 1856-1991 Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at Ancestry - index & images ($)
- 1880-1900 Naturalization record, Volume A FS Library film 988236 item 3
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- 1800s-Current Illinois, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and EventsIndex, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
- 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
- 1850s-1930s Reynolds, Marion Lavender. Early newspaper clippings of Hardin County, Illinois from Uncle George Lavender's scrapbook. Harrisburg, Illinois: M.L. Reynolds, 1994, c1994. Other libraries (WorldCat) FS Catalog book 977.398 V3r
- 1871-1908 Reynolds, Marion Lavender. Hardin County, Illinois newspaper abstracts. Harrisburg, Illinois: M.L. Reynolds, c1992. Other libraries (WorldCat); FS Catalog books 977.398 D2r and 977.398 D2r v. 2
- 1873-1914 Ferrell, Ed. Abstracts from Hardin County newspapers, 1873–1914: to reconstruct records lost in fire of 1884: Illinois State Historical Library microfilms. Juneau, AK: E. Ferrell, 1988. WorldCat 27668273; FS Library film 1320702 Item 11
- Ferrell, Ed. Abstracts from Hardin County newspapers: Illinois State Historical Library microfilms. Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1988. FS Library film 1320702 Item 9
- 1879-1889 Ferrell, Ed. Revised births as recorded in Hardin County newspapers, 1879-1889. FS Library fiche 6111072; book 977.3 A1 no. 288
- 1884-1891 Lee, Judy Foreman and Carolyn Cromeenes Foss. Hardin County, Illinois marriage register 1 May 1884–December 1891, volume I with annotations plus earlier marriage dates gleaned from other sources. Evansville, Indiana: Evansville Bindery, 1996. WorldCat 35451894FS Catalog book 977.398 V2L
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
- 1831-Onward Illinois Obituaries at MyHeritage — index ($)
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Public Records[edit | edit source]
- 1971-2004 Regional Planning Commission Minutes at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.
The following copies of original records may be accessed through the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Hardin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.
Probate Indexes and Records
- 1772-1999 Illinois Wills and Probate Records 1772-1999 at Ancestry ($) — index & images
- 1819-1988 Illinois Probate Records, 1819-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
- 1884-1926 Probate Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
- 1884-1888; 1888–1926 Probate court records and minutes; Will records. IRAD (SIU) and FS Library film 965769
- Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search
School Records[edit | edit source]
- 1857-1962 School Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
- 1814-1885 Tax Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the Hardin County Clerk while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health. with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the FamilySearch Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Hardin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- 1884-1918 Birth Records and Index at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
- 1884-1918 Births, register and record IRAD (SIU);FS Library film 965705
- 1884-1942 Index of births FS Library film 965705
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1587-1959 Illinois, United States Marriages at Findmypast ($) — index
- 1763-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 at Illinois State Archives - index; Also at: MyHeritage($)
- 1790-1860 Illinois Marriage index found at Ancestry ($)
- 1805-1985 Illinois, Church Marriages, 1805-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
- 1810-1940 Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
- 1833-1889 Illinois, Civil Marriages, 1833-1889 at FamilySearch — index
- 1884-1929 Marriage Register FS Library film 965704
- 1884-1969 Marriage Records and Index at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
- 1884-1969 Index of Marriages IRAD (SIU); FS Library film 965704
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1749-1999 Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
- 1850-1885 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885found at Ancestry ($)
- 1884-1919 Death register and record IRAD (SIU)IRAD - Southern Illinois University; FS Library film 965706
- 1884-1946 Death Records at IRAD-SIU - images; physical holdings not online, copies can be requested, List of records available
- 1884-1946 Index of deaths FS Library film 965706
- Pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 at Illinois State Archives - index; Also at: MyHeritage($)
- 1916–1950 Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 at MyHeritage - index ($)
- 1916-1972 Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1972 - index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Hardin County. For state-wide facilities, see Illinois Archives and Libraries.
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Southern Illinois University houses the records for Hardin County.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries
- FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
- FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries
- Eldorado Illinois FamilySearch Center
- Foxcroft Illinois FamilySearch Center
- Paducah Kentucky FamilySearch Center
- Herrin City Library - an affiliate library
- McCracken County Public Library - an affiliate library
- Perry County Genealogical Family Research Library and Archive Center - an affiliate library
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Hardin County. For state-wide library facilities, see Illinois Archives and Libraries.
Rosiclare Memorial Public Library
Main Street
Rosiclare, IL 62982
Phone: 618-285-6213
Website
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Hardin County. For state-wide genealogical and historical societies, see Illinois Societies.
Hardin County Historical and Genealogical Society
RR 1, Box 249A
Elizabethtown, IL 62931-9732
Phone: 618-287-2361
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Hardin County, Illinois ILGenWeb
- Hardin County IL Genealogy
- Hardin County, IL Linkpendium
- Genealogy-Group site Project
- FamilySearch Catalog – 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.
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hardin County, Illinois" in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_County,_Illinois 04/013/2017.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hardin County, Illinois. Page 192-199 At various libraries (WorldCat); FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 194-197.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002).At various libraries (WorldCat); FSC Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Hardin County, Illinois," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hardin_County,_Illinois, Last accessed 7 January 2020.