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Hardin CountyTennessee
Hardin County is a county in Tennessee, with its seat in Savannah. The county was created on November 13, 1819, and named after Joseph Hardin.
- Founded1819
- County seatSavannah
- Named forJoseph Hardin
- Land area577 sq mi + 19 sq mi water
- Population26,831 2020 Census
Where it is
Hardin on the map of Tennessee
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History
Founded in 1819
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Hardin County was created from Non-County Area 4 in 1819, but lost territory almost immediately when Shelby County was created. Over the following decades, the county lost additional land to the creation of Henderson, Madison, Perry, McNairy, and Wayne Counties. In 1856, Hardin exchanged territory with Decatur County.
- 1819Hardin County created Hardin created from Non-County Area 4. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 6/p. 33
- 1819Lost territory Hardin lost to creation of Shelby. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 146, sec. 1/p. 172
- 1822Lost territory Hardin lost to Perry. · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p. 132
- 1824Lost territory Hardin lost Non-County Area 14 attachment to creation of McNairy; Non-County Area 14 eliminated ending its attachment to Hardin. · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96/p. 104 and ch. 206/p. 184
- 1850
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- 1819Hardin County created Hardin created from Non-County Area 4. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 6/p. 33
- 1819Lost territory Hardin lost to creation of Shelby. · Tenn. Acts 1819, 13th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 146, sec. 1/p. 172
- 1821Lost territory Hardin lost to creation of Henderson and Madison; part of Hardin became Non-County Area 12 attached to Madison, Non-County Area 13 attached to Shelby and Non-County Area 14 attached to Hardin. All attachments were for administrative and judicial purposes. · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 32/pp. 39-44
- 1822Lost territory Hardin lost to Perry. · Tenn. Acts 1821, 14th assy., 1st sess., loc.-priv., ch. 135, sec. 1/p. 132
- 1823Lost territory Hardin lost to Henderson and Perry. · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 137/p. 137
- 1824Lost territory Hardin lost Non-County Area 14 attachment to creation of McNairy; Non-County Area 14 eliminated ending its attachment to Hardin. · Tenn. Acts 1823, 15th assy., 1st sess., ch. 96/p. 104 and ch. 206/p. 184
- 1850
- 1852Changed Legislature authorized creation of Taylor from Hardin and Wayne; creation did not take effect.TaylorWayne· Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 125, secs. 1-3/pp. 175-176 and no. 17/p. 730; McBride, 8
- 1852Changed Legislature authorized Decatur to gain from Hardin; did not take effect. · Tenn. Acts 1851, 29th assy., ch. 367, secs. 1-6/pp. 680-682; Tenn. Acts 1853, 30th assy., ch. 11/p. 46
- 1856Exchanged territory Hardin exchanged with Decatur. · Tenn. Acts 1855, 31st assy., ch. 173, secs. 1-5, 8-9/pp. 264-266
- 1858Lost territory Hardin lost to Wayne to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1857, 32d assy., priv., ch. 129/p. 324
- 1867Lost territory Hardin lost to Wayne to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1866, 34th assy., 2d adj. sess., pub., ch. 28/p. 49
- 1867Gained territory Hardin gained from Wayne to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1867, 35th assy., 1st sess., pub., ch. 13, secs. 1-7/pp. 9-11
- 1872Gained territory Hardin gained from Decatur to accommodate local resident; Hardin lost Eagle Nest Island to Decatur. · Tenn. Acts 1871, 37th assy., 1st sess., ch. 33/p. 31
- 1889Gained territory Hardin gained from McNairy to accommodate local resident (later repealed). · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 61/p. 91
- 1889Lost territory Hardin lost to Chester to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 143/p. 280; repeated in ch. 255/p. 481
- 1889Gained territory Hardin gained from McNairy to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1889, 46th assy., 1st sess., ch. 253/p. 478
- 1891Lost territory Hardin lost to Chester to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1891, 47th assy., ch. 151/p. 325
- 1893Lost territory Hardin lost to McNairy to accommodate local resident (later repealed). · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 19/p. 29
- 1893Lost territory Hardin lost to McNairy to accommodate local resident (later repealed). · Tenn. Acts 1893, 48th assy., ch. 53/p. 71
- 1899Gained territory Hardin gained from McNairy to accommodate local resident (later repealed). · Tenn. Acts 1899, 51st assy., ch. 112/p. 190
- 1903Lost territory Hardin lost to Henderson to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1903, 53d assy., ch. 528/p. 1405
- 1917Lost territory Hardin lost to Chester to accommodate local resident. · Tenn. Acts 1917, 60th assy., priv., ch. 311/p. 958
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Hardin
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Hardin County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (hardincogov.com).
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Address points Official
One point per address, 24,085 in all from TECB and local 911 districts via TNMap (tnmap_oir).
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Hardin by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Hardin County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Hardin County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Hardin County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Hardin County
- When was Hardin County founded?
- Hardin County was founded in 1819, and named after Joseph Hardin.
- What is the county seat of Hardin County?
- The county seat of Hardin County is Savannah.
- Is there an online parcel map for Hardin County?
- Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
- Has Hardin County's boundary or name changed?
- Hardin County was created in 1819. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 22 later changes, most of them small boundary adjustments, chiefly involving McNairy County, Wayne County and Chester County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Hardin County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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