Hardin (IL)

Welcome to Hardin County ...

Time Zone: Hardin County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Elizabethtown is the Seat for Hardin County.

Hardin County was founded in 1839 and was created by taking area from Pope County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Hardin had a population of 3,848 people. This is a decrease of 10.93% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,320 people in 2010).

Below are some of the communities located in Hardin County:

Cave-In-Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave-In-Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
Elizabethtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
Rosiclare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosiclare have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosiclare
- Rosiclare is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosiclare <3>

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to Illinois
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- Website for the Illinois State Archives

Websites specific to Hardin County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Gallatin County
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- Union County
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- Crittenden County
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- Livingston County
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- Pope County
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- Saline County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Illinois
- Cemeteries of Hardin County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Illinois

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
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