Elizabethtown, County seat in Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown stands 221 meters above sea level in central Kentucky, positioning itself 44 miles south of Louisville along major transportation routes.
Colonel Andrew Hynes established the settlement in 1797, naming it after his wife following its early period as Severns Valley Station from 1779.
The city maintains strong connections to Abraham Lincoln's heritage, with his parents residing there during the early 1800s before moving to nearby Hodgenville.
The Kentucky Community and Technical College System operates Elizabethtown Community College, providing educational opportunities to regional students since 1964.
The area experienced direct military involvement when General George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry operated there in 1870 to address local distillery operations.
Location: Hardin County
Inception: 1797
Elevation above the sea: 221 m
Website: http://www.elizabethtownky.org/
Shares border with: Radcliff
Website: http://elizabethtownky.org
GPS coordinates: 37.70000,-85.86667
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:30
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