Profile for Hartford, Kentucky, KY

Hartford is on the Rough River.

Former and merged names include:
· Fort Hartford

Local festivals include:

• Ohio County Fair - Sept. 25-29, 2007
• Habitat Fall Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007
• Ace Folklife Festival - May 4-5, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Ohio County Museum, Bluegrass Motocycle Museum

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was below the national average. (See library links below.)

Listed places near Hartford

Cemeteries (17)

Communities (4)

Hotels (1)

Libraries (1)

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• Hartford population
• Ancestry of people in Hartford
• Housing in Hartford
• Income in Hartford
• Marital status of adults in Hartford
• Place of birth of people in Hartford
• Residence in 1995, of people in Hartford
• School enrollment & education levels in Hartford
• Transportation & commute times in Hartford
• Ohio County data
• Fastest-growing counties in Kentucky
• State data - Kentucky
• Data by street address
• Historical census records (Ancestry.com)

Sections below provide additional information and links about Hartford demographics, travel and tourism, nearby airports, cemeteries, the Ohio County economy, education, environment, genealogy, government, historic sites, libraries, maps, museums, newspapers and other media, nonprofit groups, real estate, recreation, religion, transportation, and weather in the 42347 ZIP code.

(Also see local map below.)

10% of Hartford residents report German ancestry, and 17% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Hartford ancestry & family history guide.

• Cemeteries in or near Hartford
• Cemeteries in Ohio County
• Libraries in or near Hartford

Post a query on a message board:

• Ohio County Ancestry forum
• GenForum

Records & databases:

• Ancestry.com - KY data
• Birth, marriage & death records
• Cemetery records
• County history catalog
• Census records (historic)
• Court, land & probate records
• Death index
• Family & local history
• Immigration records
• Military records (historic)
• Newspaper articles

• Hartford museums
• Hartford historic sites
• Hartford area parks
• Wineries near Hartford

• Add a local cemetery to our listings
• Hartford area cemeteries
• Cemeteries in Ohio County
• Cemetery record compendium
• Kentucky cemetery message boards
• National database of cemetery records
• Veteran grave locator

• Communities near Hartford
• Nearby cities of 10,000 or more
• Nearby cities of 50,000 or more
• Communities in Ohio County

• Hartford business guide
• Better Business Bureau
• Business licenses
• Corporate records search

• Courts in Kentucky
• Local ordinances in Kentucky (Partial selection)

• Crime in Ohio County
• Arrests in Ohio County

• Obituaries - search nearby newspapers
• Obituary database - Ancestry.com
• Charitable donations

• Local information on disability access
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Independent living centers in Kentucky
• National Council on Independent Living

At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Hartford was $16,542, compared with $21,587 nationally.

• Banks
• Building permits
• Current labor force
• Wage estimates
• Ohio County economic census
• Ohio County economic summary
• Ohio County employment growth
• Ohio County unemployment rate
• Kentucky economic data

14% of Hartford residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

• Colleges in or near Hartford
• Colleges in Kentucky
• Learning Disabilities Association in Kentucky
• Schools in or near Hartford
• School districts in or near Hartford
• School report cards
• Yearbooks (old) of Kentucky high schools

• Movies playing in or near Hartford

• Air pollution in Ohio County
• Diesel soot in Ohio County
• Land contamination in Ohio County
• Nature Conservancy projects in Kentucky
• Ozone status & air pollution - American Lung Association
• Toxic chemical releases in Ohio County
• Water levels & streamflow conditions in Kentucky

Hartford festival dates:

• Ohio County Fair - Sept. 25-29, 2007
• Habitat Fall Festival - Sept. 21-22, 2007
• Ace Folklife Festival - May 4-5, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Hartford festival web sites:

• Ace Folklife Festival

• ePodunk festival listings
• Kentucky county fairs
• Kentucky festivals (Kentucky tourism department)
• Send us festival info for Hartford

• Confluence of latitude & longitude near Hartford
• Geocaches in Kentucky

• Hartford items now on sale

• Ohio County government
• Kentucky state government
• Driver's licenses
• Motor vehicles
• Passports
• Social Security
• Veterans affairs
• Where to write for birth, death, marriage or divorce records

• Ancestry & family history
• Business
• Demographics
• Health
• Moving
• Nonprofit resources
• Sports & rec
• Travel

• Hartford medical services & health statistics

• State historical society

Historic districts in Hartford include Downtown Hartford Historic District ... View historic districts

• Historic sites in or near Hartford
• Historic sites in Kentucky
• Museums in or near Hartford
• Museums in Kentucky
• Kentucky state archives
• National Historic Landmark search
• Search the Library of Congress
• Search the National Register for historic properties
• Post history questions in Ohio County genealogy forum

Median rent in Hartford, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $257.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $636.

• Find Foreclosure in Hartford
• Homes for sale in the Hartford area
• Find a Hartford Realtor
• Get free moving quotes
• Free home valuation
• Check Kentucky mortgage rates
• Property and neighborhood reports
• Mortgage calculator

• Help wanted ads - newspapers
• Job services in Kentucky
• Minimum wage laws by state

Libraries in Hartford include Ohio County Public Library ... View libraries

• Libraries near Hartford

• Kentucky library

• Get directions from Hartford
• Get directions to Hartford
• Census map of Hartford area
• Historic maps of KY cities - Library of Congress
• Historic maps of Kentucky
• Topographic map of Hartford

• Daily newspapers in or near Hartford
• AM radio stations in or near Hartford
• Commercial FM radio stations in or near Hartford
• Public & educational radio stations in or near Hartford
• TV stations in or near Hartford
• Media ownership in the Hartford area
• Search historic newspaper articles
• Search recent news archives in Kentucky

• Military bases in Kentucky
• American Legion post locator
• Veterans of Foreign Wars post locator

• Check daily newspapers in or near Hartford
• Search obituaries in Kentucky
• Recent death notices - selected KY newspapers

• Chambers of commerce in Kentucky
• Community foundations (by state)
• Foundations (by name)
• Kiwanis clubs in Kentucky
• Lions clubs in Kentucky
• Nonprofit groups
• Nonprofit guide for Hartford
• Rotary club search
• Volunteer opportunities in or near Hartford

• Parks near Hartford
• National forests in Kentucky
• State parks in Kentucky

• Find friends & family

• Find a local animal shelter
• Report animal cruelty

• Aerial photo of Hartford
• Historic photos of U.S. cities
• Panoramic photos of Kentucky communities
• Photos of Kentucky places
• Post cards of Kentucky communities

Ohio County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Hartford political report.

• Kentucky Democratic party
• Kentucky Republican party
• Kentucky elections board

• ZIP codes (by street address)
• ZIP codes (by city)
• ZIP code reverse lookup (find cities in a ZIP code)

• Churches, other places of worship in or near Hartford
• Total membership by faith, in Ohio County

• Chowhound message boards for KY

The average commute time for Hartford workers is 21 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

• Hartford travel guide
• Airports near Hartford
• Hotels near Hartford
• Kentucky tourism bureau

• Monthly averages & records
• Major storms (searchable by county)
• National weather map

• Audubon centers
• Birding spots in Kentucky
• Wildlife refuges in Kentucky

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