Addresses for Research

Hardin County Recorder

One Courthouse Square
Suite 220
Kenton, OH 43326
  • Real Estate Records and Land Deeds 1830 to present
  • Armed Services Discharges
  • Names of Veterans buried in Hardin Co Cemeteries

Hardin County Common Pleas - Clerk of Courts

One Courthouse Square
Suite 310
Kenton, OH 43326

  • Divorce Records 1866 to present
  • Certificates of Intention 1837 to 1859
  • Child Custody Records 1866 to present
  • Chancery Records 1833 to 1853

Hardin County Probate Court

One Courthouse Square
Suite 200
Kenton, Ohio 43326

Births & Deaths:

  • 1867 Thru 1908 – After 1908, the records are at the Health Dept.

Marriages:

  • 1833 to present day.

Wills:

  • 1833 to present day.

Estates, Guardianships, Trusts:

  • 1833 to present day

Changes of Names from 1833 to Present Day.


Naturalization Records from 1838 to Approximately 1941

The Hardin County Clerk of Courts also has old Naturalization Records

Adoption:

  • Adoption records from 1833 to December 31, 1963 are kept in the Probate Court and available upon request, proper ID, and the Courts approval.
  • Adult Adoptees adopted between January 1, 1964 thru September 19, 1996 may submit an application to Ohio Department of Health for a copy of their adoption file. For more information call ODH at (614) 466-2531.

Birth & Death Records after 1908 - Kenton-Hardin Health Department

175 W. Franklin Street
Kenton, OH 43326
Phone: (419) 673-6230

Hardin County Genealogy Society

Also at: HardinCountyConnections

Robert Reed Genealogy Library
211 W Franklin St.
Kenton, Ohio

Hardin County Historical Society

223 N. Main St.
Kenton, OH 43326

Mary Lou Johnson Hardin County District Library

325 East Columbus Street
Kenton, OH 43326
reference@mljlibrary.org

 Genealogy Section:
Genealogy and Research

    Many resources are available through the MLJ Hardin County Library to help with your genealogy and research endeavors!
  • Microfilms at the library - HERE
  • Books on Ohio County Histories
  • Cemetery Records
  • Telephone/County Directories
  • Yearbooks

Bowling Green State University Center for Archival Collections


    This list of availble resources was found on BGSU's old website
  • Hardin County

This page was last modified: April 2026