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Hancock County was the 83rd county formed in Kentucky, coming into existence on March 23, 1829 from portions of Daviess, Breckinridge and Ohio Counties, Kentucky, which along with Perry and Spencer Counties, Indiana form Hancock County's borders today.
It was named for John Hancock, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the first President of the Continental Congress.
The first county court proceedings were held at the home of James Dupuy on 1829. For information about this meeting, the early court minutes and a bit of Courthouse history, Click Here!
Hancock County is located in the Western Coal Field Region of Kentucky. Its elevation ranges from 358 to 840 feet above sea level. In 1990 the population was 8483 in a land area of 188 square miles, which gives an average of 45.1 people per square mile. The county seat is Hawesville.
For more information about Hancock County, Click here.
Meet your new county coordinator: Tina Hall
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Hancock County Courthouse P.O. Box 146 Hawesville, KY 42348-0146 Telephone: (207) 927-6117 |
Hancock County Court Clerk P.O. Box 146 Hawesville, KY 42348 (207) 927-6117 |
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Genealogical Society of Hancock County P.O. Box 667 Hawesville, Kentucky 42348 (270) 927-8095 e-mail at megibbs1@tds.net **They produce a small but well done and informative quarterly called Forgotten Pathways |
Hancock County Archives P.O. Box 667 Hawesville, Kentucky 42348 (270) 927-8095 |
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About the USGenWeb Project:
In December, 1995 Jeff Murphy created what was to become the first county
page in the USGenWeb Project
with his Muhlenburg
County, KY
page. In March and April, 1996, he and a group of other genealogists
organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy Database Project, which
soon changed it's name to KYGenWeb.
The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in
Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the
databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an
individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in
the index.
At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the
collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web
page. Since then the project has ballooned into to encompass the world.
To go to the project homepage, click on WorldGenWeb.
Contact the
volunteer shown on the county page in question if you have a
desire to add your data. If the county in which
you are interested does not have a page and you wish to
participate, please contact Sherri Bradley. For more information, visit the KYGenWeb page.
If you
have material to donate to the Hancock County, KYGenWeb Project, please
e-mail me.
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Last Edited:
05/05/24