Hardin County Resources

Hardin County Resources

Facts & Figures

County Seat:

Kenton (north of Springfield between Dunkirk and Bellefontaine along Highway 68 & 67 & 309 on the banks of Scioto River near Indian Lake & Tymochtee Creek.

Established:

1820

Parent County:

Logan

Area:

471 square miles

Named For:

General John Hardin, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who was slain by Miami Indians while on a peace mission as an ambassador appointed by President George Washington.

Location:

Central-Northwestern Ohio

Topography:

Level till plains with rolling hills and sharp slopes.

Major Cities, Villages

Ada, Alger, Dunkirk, Forest, Kenton, McGuffey, Mount Victory, Patterson, Ridgeway

Population:

1830: 210, 1850: 8,251, 1900: 31,187, 1990: 31,100

People of Note:

Carey Orr (Chicago Tribune Political Cartoonist), Daniel C. Beard (Founder-Boy Scouts of America), Stephen Foster (Composer), Wheeler McMillian (National Audubon Society Director, Farm Journal Editor-in-Chief), Jacob Parrot 1843-1908 (1st recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor - Pvt., 33rd Ohio Inf., Civil War).

Historical Society

Hardin County Historical Museum

PO Box 521, North Main Street, Kenton, Ohio 43326-1505
Phone: 419.673.7147

Genealogical Society

Hardin County Genealogical Society

PO Box 520, Kenton, Ohio 43326-0520

Convention & Visitor's Bureau

Hardin County Chamber of Commerce

118 South Main Street, Kenton, Ohio 43326
Phone: 419.673.4131
Website:
http://www.hardinohio.org/chamber/

County Courthouse

Hardin County Courthouse

One Courthouse Square, Suite 100, Kenton, Ohio 43326
Phone: 419.674.2205, Fax: 419.674.2272

County Archives

 

 

County Recorder's Office

 

 

County Library

Mary Lou Johnson-Hardin County District Library

325 E. Columbus Street, Kenton, Ohio 43326-1546
Phone: 419.673.2278
Website:
http://library.norweld.lib.oh.us/kenton/

Other Resources

 Political Graveyard

Hardin County Politicians

Surrounding Counties

Wyandot

Marion

Union

Logan

Auglaize

Allen

Hancock

 

 

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