Hardin, Ohio

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Hardin is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. [1]

History

Hardin was platted in 1816. [2] The community was named for John Hardin (1753–1792), a Continental Army officer in the American Revolutionary War. [2] who was killed on this site in 1792. Hardin was the county seat from 1819 until 1820. [2] A post office called Hardin was established in 1820, and discontinued in 1909. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardin, Ohio
  2. 1 2 3 Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 386.
  3. ↑ "Shelby County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

40°17′11″N84°14′32″W / 40.28639°N 84.24222°W / 40.28639; -84.24222


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