Hardin, KY

Hardin is a home rule-class city in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 580 residents. The Paducah, Tennessee and Alabama Railroad reached the area in 1890. A community grew up around the depot, erected on land purchased from local landowner Hardin D. Hardin has a lending library, a branch of the Marshall County Public Library. In Hardin, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Hardin, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Kentucky Route 402 passes through the north side of the city, while U.S. Route 641 crosses the western part. US 641 leads north 7 miles to Benton, the county seat, and south 11 miles to Murray.