This is a private reference site, not a government office. It cannot confirm custody, release anyone, post bond, schedule visits, or retrieve official booking records. Use the official contacts below for those tasks.
Hardin County Record Contacts
Different Hardin County records belong to different offices. Current custody questions usually go to the detention center. Sheriff incident or arrest records go through the sheriff's records request process. Court cases after an arrest go through the Kentucky Court of Justice and the Hardin Circuit Court Clerk.
Hardin County Detention Center
100 Lawson Boulevard
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-765-7717
Visitation: 270-982-3259
Hardin County Sheriff's Office
150 North Provident Way Suite 101
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
Sheriff records: HCSO.info@hardincountyky.gov
Attn: Records for mailed requests
Hardin County Justice Center
120 E. Dixie Avenue
Elizabethtown, KY 42701
270-766-5000
Circuit Court Clerk: Deanna Simcoe
- For someone in the county jail, start with jail inmate records or call the detention center.
- For booking photos, use the jail roster mugshots page and the correct records custodian.
- For charges filed after booking, use court records after a jail arrest and KYeCourts.
- For facility rules, use the Hardin County Detention Center facility page in the footer.
- For a sentenced Kentucky prisoner, search Kentucky KOOL through the Department of Corrections.
- For federal or immigration custody, use the BOP inmate locator or ICE ODLS.