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Photograph of Hancock County Courthouse
Photograph by W.marsh, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Hancock County Courthouse

Built in 1859 (Greek Revival architecture). Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.

From the record

“The Hancock County Courthouse in Hawesville, Kentucky is an 1859-built courthouse which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.”

Wikipedia article Hancock County Courthouse (Kentucky), CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 11 National Register listings published here for Hancock County · listed in 1975 · category: Building · built in 1859, Greek Revival architecture.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Courthouse Sq., Hawesville, 42348
  • When was it listed? June 1975
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Hawesville
  • When was it built? 1859
  • Architectural style. Greek Revival architecture, Italianate architecture
  • National Register reference number. 75000765 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

18 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hancock County Courthouse between 1999 and 2019, burning about 482 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Equipment and vehicle use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
24 September 2019Debris and open burning1.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOPEN PIT
1 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreHoosier National ForestWALTRIP
7 June 2000Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHoosier National ForestSCHOOL
28 April 2000Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresHoosier National ForestECHO
19 April 2016Recreation and ceremony8.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryINDIAN LAKE
10 April 2013Recreation and ceremony5.0 acresKentucky Division of ForestryOAK ROAD
18 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresHoosier National ForestLOST FIRE
29 February 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresKentucky Division of Forestrynot named

Every fire recorded in Hancock County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hancock County Courthouse: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
HawesvilleAluminum, Contained or MetalProducer
Perry Co. Hwy. Dept.StoneProducer
No. 8 DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tell City DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hancock County

Storms near this property

35 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawesville, the town this property stands in, in 35 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 3 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2006Thunderstorm WindHawesville$25,000Shingles were blown off of roofs. A trained spotter estimated an 80 mph wind gust.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindHawesville$22,000Four trees down on a house, mobile home blown off foundation
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHawesville$10,000Area homes suffered unspecified roof damage.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindHawesville$10,000Several trees and large limbs were blown down in Hawesville.
July 1995Thunderstorm WindHawesville$10,000A garage and greenhouse was damaged three miles south of Hawesville.
January 2008Thunderstorm WindHawesville$5,000Thunderstorm winds downed several trees, and blew over an outbuilding.
March 2025HailHawesville-Quarter sized hail was reported in Hawesville.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHawesville-A tree was downed by strong winds on Tick Ridge Road south of Hawesville.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindHawesville-A tree was blown down over Indian Lake Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Strong thunderstorm winds resulted in multiple instances of wind damage across Hancock County.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindHawesville-A tree was down on Tick Ridge Road.
February 2018Flash FloodHawesville-State officials reported numerous roads flooded and experienced high water.
February 2018FloodHawesville-Emergency Manager reported flood gates were installed at the Hawesville Boat ramp on Jefferson Street.
July 2017Flash FloodHawesville-Law local enforcement were dispatched to barricade portions of Highway 1265 due to high water coming over the roadway.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Local law enforcement reported trees down in the area.
April 2015Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Transportation officials reported that numerous trees had to be removed from Big Rivers, Hendricks and Adair roads.
December 2015HailHawesville-A broadcast media meteorologist relayed a report of penny sized hail to the NWS.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindHawesville-The Hancock emergency manager reported three trees downed across the county. One fell across Midway Lane in Hawesville.
March 2012Thunderstorm WindHawesville-A COOP observer reported a tree down across Squirrel Tail Hollow Road.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHawesville-The Hancock County Emergency Manager reported several trees down along Highway 60 just west of Hawesville.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindHawesville-An observer reported a tree downed by thunderstorm winds across some railroad tracks. Local emergency management also reported several trees toppled in Hawesville. One observer in Hawesville estimated wind gusts as high as 65 mph.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
April 2003Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Trees and power lines were downed over northern parts of the county.
December 2002Flash FloodHawesville-Four to eight inches of water were flowing over Middle Knoxville Road.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Power lines were downed.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Trees were downed across roads.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHawesville-Dispatch reported lines down on River Road.
June 2018HailHawesville-no account filed
April 2006HailHawesville-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindHawesville-no account filed
May 2000HailHawesville-no account filed
November 2000Thunderstorm WindHawesville-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHawesville-no account filed
March 1997HailHawesville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hancock County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

4 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Hawesville Historic Districtunder 500 feet1984
Immaculate Conception Church0.4 miles1975
Robert C. Beauchamp House3.5 miles1976
Samuel Pate House7.6 miles1978

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 75000765 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Hancock CountyAll 11 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.