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Ohio County Wills, Estates, Annual Returns, Inventories

Ohio County was formed in 1798 from land taken from Hardin County and was named for the Ohio River, which originally formed its northern boundary; however, lost its northern portions in 1829 at the forming of Daviess and Hancock counties. The first settlements in Ohio County were Barnetts Station and Hartford. In January 1865, during the American Civil War, the courthouse in Hartford was burned by Kentucky Confederate cavalry because it was being used to house soldiers of the occupying Union Army. However, the county records were removed first and preserved. They county seat is Hartford. 

Images of Wills, Estates, Distributions, Inventories, Appraisements, Guardianships

• Book A, 1800 to 1824
• Book B, 1826 to 1843
• Book C, 1841 to 1862
• Book D, 1862 to 1912

Indexes to Probate Records

• Wills and Estates, 1800 to 1824
• Wills and Estates, 1841 to 1862

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Index to Kentucky Wills and Estates

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