Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026.
Hardin County, Kentucky, has about 113,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its court cases are filed in the Hardin Circuit Court and the District Court, and the file of each case, kept by the Circuit Court Clerk, is the public record of it. This guide says which court hears what, where to look a case up and who keeps the files.
This guide covers the courts, the records page, criminal cases, kinds of files, directory links, cities and common questions.
Related guides: Hardin County public records, Hardin County arrest records, Hardin County warrants, Hardin County inmate search, Hardin County criminal records, Kentucky arrest records and Kentucky inmate search.
The Courts That Hear Cases from Hardin County
Court cases from Hardin County are filed in the Hardin Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court.
Below it, the District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Divorces go to the Circuit Court's family division, and the file stays with the Circuit Court Clerk.
The Circuit Court Clerk keeps the files, and a copy of anything in a file comes from that office, under the court's own rules rather than the Kentucky Open Records Act.
Looking Up a Case from Hardin County
For Hardin County, SearchSystems opened and checked the court records page for the county at kycourts.gov/Courts/County-Information/Pages/Hardin.aspx (page title: Hardin | Kentucky Court of Justice), phone 270-766-5000, 120 E. Dixie Ave. Elizabethtown, KY 42701, Monday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 24, 2026.
Kentucky has no single public index of every trial court case; each court's records are looked up through that court.
The Kentucky court page SearchSystems verified is at judicialindexes.ky.gov.
What Reaches the Court from Hardin County
Together, the five agencies in Hardin County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 3,603 arrests to the FBI that year; the Commonwealth's Attorney decides which of those arrests become cases in the Hardin Circuit Court or the District Court.
The Commonwealth's Attorney's page SearchSystems verified is at wkyufm.org/2023-01-25/hardin-county-commonwealths-attorney-appointe... (page title: Hardin County Commonwealth's Attorney appointed as special prosecutor in trio of unsolved Nelson County deaths), which answered when SearchSystems opened it on October 9, 2026.
The Kinds of Court Files
Criminal cases, divorces, traffic tickets and evictions all end up as files of these courts, and the file is what the public sees of each.
The other Hardin County guides take the kinds of file one at a time: Hardin County criminal records, Hardin County divorce records, Hardin County traffic tickets, Hardin County DUI and Hardin County property records.
More Official Court Pages for Hardin County
The SearchSystems directory, online since 1997, lists the official pages for Hardin County and Kentucky. These court pages from its Hardin County listing were opened again on October 2, 2026 and each one still answers:
- KCOJ directory (kcoj.kycourts.net)
- Kycourts (kcoj.kycourts.net)
Cities in Hardin County
Wherever in the county a case arises, it is filed in the Hardin Circuit Court or the District Court.
The cities and towns in the county are Elizabethtown, Radcliff, Vine Grove, West Point, Upton and Sonora.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I look up a court case in Hardin County?
The court records page SearchSystems verified for the county is at kycourts.gov, phone 270-766-5000.
Which court hears felonies in Hardin County?
The Hardin Circuit Court, which hears felonies, civil cases over $5,000, divorces and appeals from the district court. The District Court takes misdemeanors, traffic cases, small claims, probate and juvenile matters.
Who keeps the court records in Hardin County?
The Circuit Court Clerk. Copies come from that office under the court's own rules.
Is there a statewide court case search in Kentucky?
No. Each court's records are looked up through that court.
Is this the official Hardin County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.