Hardin County IL Genealogy

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Hardin County Records by City/Town

Battery Rock Genealogy (5)
Cave in Rock Genealogy (15)
Elizabethtown Genealogy (28)


Hicks Genealogy (7)
Rock Creek Genealogy (14)
Rosiclare Genealogy (13)


Overview of Hardin County Records

  • Hardin County was created in 1839 from Pope County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Hardin County courthouse had a fire in 1884 and most of the records were burned.
  • The Hardin County Clerk has birth records from 1884 to 1916, marriage records from 1884, and death records from 1884 to 1916.
  • The Hardin County Recorder has land records from 1884.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.