Hartford, Kentucky

Hartford, Kentucky
City
Ohio County Courthouse in Hartford
Location of Hartford within Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°27′1″N 86°54′7″W / 37.45028°N 86.90194°W / 37.45028; -86.90194Coordinates: 37°27′1″N 86°54′7″W / 37.45028°N 86.90194°W / 37.45028; -86.90194
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Ohio
Settled	Fort Hartford, 1790
Incorporated	Hartford, 1808
Named for	a deer crossing in the Rough River
Government
• Mayor	Dean Minton
Area
• Total	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
• Land	2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	417 ft (127 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	2,571
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP Code	42347
Area code(s)	270 & 364
FIPS code	21-35020
GNIS feature ID	0493841
Website	http://www.hartfordkentucky.com/

Hartford is a home rule-class city in Ohio County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 2,571 at the 2000 census.

The former two-year Hartford College existed on East Union Street at the site of the current Ohio County School Board administrative office.

Hartford is located at 37°27′1″N 86°54′7″W / 37.45028°N 86.90194°W / 37.45028; -86.90194 (37.450415, -86.902026).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.6 square miles (6.7 km²), all land.

The town was initially part of a 4000-acre grant from Virginia to Gabriel Madison. The area was surveyed in 1782 and settled before 1790. Fort Hartford (also known as Hartford Station) grew up around the head of navigation on the Rough River. It initially faced Indian attacks but was named the seat of Ohio County the year after its formation in 1798 in exchange for a grant of land from Mr. Madison. The post office was established as Hartford Court House in 1801 and the settlement was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1808.

The town's second courthouse was burned during the Civil War by Confederate Gen. Hylan B. Lyon on December 20, 1864.