County Courthouse

Beginning Dates for Hart County, Kentucky Government Records Birth* 1852 Marriage 1928 Death* 1852 Census 1820 Deeds 18-Wills 18--

*Many years between 1852 and 1911 are missing Hart County Courthouse Main Street Munfordville, KY 42765 Phone: 270.524.2751
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History
Parent County 1819--Hart County was created 28 January 1819 from Hardin and Barren Counties. County seat: Munfordville [2] Boundary Changes Record Loss 1927--A disaster destroyed some records.

Places/Localities
Populated Places Bee Big Windy Bonnieville Canmer Cub Run Defries Dogcreek Forestville Glen Lily Hammonville Hardyville High Hickory Neighboring Counties

Hinesdale Horse Cave Jonesville Kessinger LeGrande Leitchfield Crossing Lines Mill Linwood Logsdon Valley Lone Star Macon

Monroe Mount Beulah Munfordville Northtown Pascal Perryville Pike View Powder Mill Priceville Rex Riders Mill

Rio Roseburg Rowletts Seymour Three Springs Uno Vento Wabash Whickerville Winesap Woodsonville

Barren Edmonson Grayson Green Hardin Larue Metcalfe

Resources

African American Research The following have information concerning African American research. Both should be used: the KY African American Griots Project ~ The Kentucky African American Griots Project Sandi Gorin's Tips ~ Hangings in Kentucky 1792 - 1900 African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records Kentucky Minorities has information specific to Kentucky African Americans. Biographies KY Biographies ~ Jeff Murphy's Kentucky Biographies Project Cemeteries Kentucky cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

Hart Co. KY USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. The KY Historical Societys Cemetery Database African American Cemeteries Online ~ Partial index/transcriptions of African American cemeteries Cemetery Junction ~ Links to cemetery transcriptions Naming the Forgotten ~ Naming the Forgotten - The Eastern State Hospital Project Kentucky Cemeteries lists the national cemeteries in Kentucky with links to their web sites. The first link under Online Kentucky Cemeteries goes to the Kentucky section of Interment.net Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone. May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave. Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Hart County and links to the information for the individuals buried there, The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Hart County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries. ePodunk list of Hart County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

For tips on accessing Hart County, Kentucky census records online, see: Kentucky Census.

USGenWeb Census Project ~ Kentucky Census Transcriptions 1850 - 1930 The USGenWeb Census Images ~ The USGenWeb Census Images Project

Kentucky Census Transcriptions ~ The USGenWeb Census Project Census Online ~ Census Online

Church Kentucky Christian Church Directory ~ ChurchAngel Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Lexington Catholic Parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville Court Abstracts of Early KY Court Cases Abstracts of Early Supreme Court Cases ~ KYGenWeb Special Project Kentucky Court of Justice Research & Reference Genealogy It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:

Locate publications about direct ancestors Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

Bibliography

[Bomar] Wilbur, Tom. Eight Bomar Families of Early Hardin, Hart, and Larue Counties, Kentucky and Some of Their Descendants: A Few Allied Families: Bolton, Buckner, Clopton, Cruse, Dye, Ferguson, Hazle, Highbaugh, Hill, Hodge(s) Jaggers, Lamkin Mears, Owen(s), Shelton, Simpson, Waddle, Wheeler. Okemos, Mich.: T. Wilbur, 1997. FHL Book 929.273 B639w [Ennis] Ennis, Wendell. The Ennis Family of Green, Barren, and Hart Counties Kentucky. [Boston, Ky.]: W. Ennis, 1990. FHL Book 929.273 En62e [Moss] Moss, T.C. The David Moss Family: Green, Adair, Boyle, Barren, Hart, and Warren Co., Ky.; Williamson and Maury Co., Tenn.; Mississippi. Memphis, Tenn.: T.C. Moss, 1968. FHL Book 929.273 M855mo

Land
The KY Land Office Local Histories ~ The Archives of Appalachia Maps KYGenWeb compiled list of maps Click on the county to go to the KYGenWeb site Military Civil War

Civil War Battle The following Civil War battles was fought in Hart County.

December 17, 1861 = Rowletts Station, also known as Woodsonville, Green River[3] September 14-17, 1862 = Munfordville, also known as Green River Bridge[4] Map showing Civil War battles in Arkansas. Military Resources ~ Revolutionary War through Civil War Korean War Memorial Korean War Memorial for Soliders from KY ~ KYGenWeb

Fallen Soldiers in WWI from KY ~ Fallen Soldiers in WWI from Kentucky

Miscellaneous Kentucky Postcards ~ The USGenWeb Archives Penny Postcard Project The KYGenWeb Footsteps ~ The Kentucky Footsteps Archives ~ KYGenWeb Special Project Newspapers Kentucky News - Kentucky Newspaper Index with links Another Kentucky Newspaper Index with links Kentucky Newspapers on Microfilm - Kentucky Newspapers Available On Microfilm Obituaries

KY Footsteps Archives ~ KY Footsteps List Archives - thousands of obituaries here ~ KYGenWeb Project KY Obituary Sources ~ Kentucky Obituary Sources ~ Compiled by the KYGenWeb Project Links to research and locate obituaries Browning Genealogy Database ~ The Browning Genealogy Database - A Collection of Obituaries Compiled by Charles Browning. USGenWeb Archives Obituary Project ~ Kentucky Obituary Project Afrigeneas ~ African American death notices, obituaries and funeral programs compiled by users from current newspapers and historical sources Obituary Depot ~ Kentucky Newspaper Citations Obituary Daily Times ~ Citations to over 15,000,000 obituaries including interactive search function Nashville Advocate ~ Death Abstracts from the Nashville Christian Advocate

Probate Taxation Vital Records

The Kentucky Vital Records Project Transcriptions of and Images of KY Death Certificates - A Work in Progress ~ The KY Vital Records Project KY Births & Christenings ~ Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960 Family Search KY Deaths & Burials ~ KY Deaths & Burials 1843 - 1970 KY Marriage Records ~ KY Marriages 1783 - 1979 ~ Family Search Searchable KY Vital Records ~ Searchable databases of KY Births, Deaths & Marriages Kentucky Marriage Records 1973 - 2000 ~ Kentucky Marriage Records - 1973 - 2000 KY Divorces 1973 - 1993 ~ Kentucky Divorce Records 1973 - 1993 ~ University of Kentucky Vital Records Databases The Social Security Death Index The Social Security Death Index - Searchable

Societies and Libraries

Links and addresses to Kentucky genealogical and historical societies Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

Hart County KYGenWeb KYGenWeb project. Has maps, name indexes, history or other information for each county. Select the county.

State of Kencucky Website USGenWeb Kentucky Archives ~ Kentucky in the USGenWeb Archives ~ Vital statistics, maps, obituaries, Bible records, tombstone transcriptions and many other records. The USGenWeb project May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county. Family History Library Catalog Hart County, Kentucky Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References
1. Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Hart County, Kentucky page 271, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002. 2. The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). 3. Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August, 2012) 4. Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 7 August, 2012)

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