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Established: |
March 2, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 234) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named after Hardin County in Kentucky
through the influence of emigrants from that county. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1812–1839 |
Gallatin |
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1816–1839 |
Pope |
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1801–1812 |
Randolph |
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1790–1809 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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County Seat: |
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1840– |
Elizabethtown |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1839–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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Documented Record
Losses |
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May 19, 1884—Fire |
Most records lost (1839–1884). |
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Township
Government |
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Hardin County has never adopted township form of government. The
county has been divided into precincts. |
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| Precinct
Names: |
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Battery Rock |
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Cave In Rock |
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East Monroe |
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East Rosiclare |
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McFarlan |
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Peters Creek |
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Rock Creek |
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Stone Church |
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West Monroe |
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West Rosiclare |
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