City of Hodgenville

PO Drawer 189
208 North Lincoln Blvd.
Hodgenville, KY 42748

Phone: 270-358-3832

Fax: 270-358-9757

Email: cityclerk@cityofhodgenvilleky.com

Web site: cityofhodgenvilleky.com

Form of Government:  Home Rule, Council/Mayor

Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am – 5:00pm ET

Council Meeting: 2nd Monday, 7:00pm ET

2020 Population:  3,235

Incorporated:  18 Feb. 1839

History: Hodgenville, the seat of LaRue County, is located on the site of Robert Hodgen’s mill on the Nolin River.  The mill was built in 1789 near Phillips’ Fort, which was built in 1781; in what was then Hardin County.  Hodgenville was established in 1818, and became the county seat when LaRue County was created in 1843.  The first post office opened as Hodgensville in 1826, and was renamed Hodgenville in 1904.  Abraham Lincoln was born near Hodgenville and the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic site is on US 31E south of town.

The Square in Hodgenville