Hardin County, Tennessee Genealogy

United States   Tennessee    Hardin County





West Tennessee county established in 1819.

County Courthouse
Hardin County Courthouse 601 Main Street Savannah, Tennessee 38372 Phone: 731-925-8166

Hardin County Clerk Marriage, probate, land and court records 500 Court Street Savannah, TN 38372 Phone: 731-925-3921

Hours: Mon.-Tues. and Thurs.-Fri. 8 am - 4:30 pm Wed. and Sat. 8 am - noon

History
The county is named after "Joseph Hardin legislator of the Southwest Territory and State of Franklin."

Parent County
1819--Hardin County was created 13 November 1819 from Chickasaw Indian Lands. County seat: Savannah

Record Loss
1859, 1864, 1949--Fires damaged records

Neighboring Counties

 * Alcorn County, Mississippi
 * Chester
 * Decatur
 * Henderson
 * Lauderdale County, Alabama
 * McNairy
 * Tishomingo County, Mississippi
 * Wayne

Research Guides

 * Genealogical "Fact Sheets" About Tennessee Counties: Hardin County, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives. (Identifies published county histories, published local records, census records, newspapers and local records on microfilm, and select manuscripts.)

Cemeteries
www.tngenweb.org/records/cemeteries/index.php?function=county&amp;s_county=hardin This is a link to indexed burials and cemeteries in Hardin County Tennessee.

Family Histories
It is anticipated that this bibliography will eventually identify all known family histories published about residents of this county. Use this list to:


 * Locate publications about direct ancestors
 * Find the most updated accounts of an ancestor's family
 * Identify publications, to quote Elizabeth Shown Mills, about an ancestor's "FAN Club" [Friends, Associates, and Neighbors]

General

Bibliography


 * [Brooks] Brooks, Moses Edward. Descendants of James Brooks. Unknown: unknown, 1974. Available at Heritage Quest Online ($).
 * [Cook] See Grimes
 * [Grimes] Grimes, Jay Cook. Grimes, Cook and Related Families of Wayne County, Tennessee: A Genealogy. Related Families, Johnson, Morris, Montague, 1800-1960. Auburn, Alabama: J.C. Grimes, 1960. Available at FHL FAM HIST Book 929.273 G883gc and FHL US/CAN Film 1321218 Item 4; digital versions available at Ancestry.com ($); Heritage Quest Online ($); and World Vital Records ($).
 * [Johnson] See Grimes
 * [Morris] See Grimes
 * [Montague] See Grimes

Law and Legislation

 * Tennessee State Library and Archives, Acts of Tennessee 1796-1850: Index to Names. January 25, 2005. [In addition to creating new laws, legislative acts were often required to obtain a divorce, grant legitimacy to a child, or for appointments to or grant payments for public service.] The Tennessee State Library and Archives has created an index to names that appear in these acts covering the years 1796 to 1850. To read more about this valuable resource Click here. The searchable index is available at The Tennessee State Library and Archives; another version is available at World Vital Records.

Local Histories

 * Brazelton, B.G. A History of Hardin County, Tennessee. Nashville, Tenn.: Cumberland Presbyterian Publishing House, 1885. FHL US/CAN Book 976.831 H2bg; digital version at Google Books.

Occupations

 * Miller, Alan N. West Tennessee's Forgotten Children: Apprentices from 1821 to 1889. Baltimore, Md.: Printed for Clearfield Company, Inc., by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 2006. FHL US/CAN 976.8 U2man. Purchase at Genealogical.com. [Includes Hardin County.]

Periodicals
Ansearchin' News

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of records of Hardin County, Tennessee have been published in Ansearchin' News, the quarterly magazine of the Tennessee Genealogical Society. To view a list of these articles, visit their county index. To read digitized versions of the first 36 years of articles (Vols. 1-36), browse their archive or conduct a surname search. The Family History Library has a complete collection of the Ansearchin' News quarterly FHL US/CAN Book 976.8 B2a.

Family Findings

Several genealogical articles with abstracts of Hardin County, Tennessee records have been published in Family Findings, the quarterly of the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society (42+ vols.). The Family History Library has most issues of this quarterly FHL US/CAN 976.8 B2f.

Tables of contents for some volumes are available online, courtesy: TNGenWeb Project:


 * Volumes 1-10 (1969-1978)
 * Volumes 11-20 (1979-1988)
 * Volumes 21-24 (1989-1992)
 * Volumes 32-35 (2000-2003)

Many articles from this publication have been reproduced on the TNGenWeb Project website, try this specialized Google search.

Prisons

 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1831-1850, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.
 * Inmates of the Tennessee State Penitentiary 1851-1870, free index available online, courtesy: Tennessee State Library and Archives.

Taxation

 * [1836-1837] "Hardin County, Tennessee 1836 Civil District Map" and "Hardin County, Tennessee 1836 and 1837 Tax Lists," Ansearchin' News, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Spring 1990):20-26; Vol. 37, No. 2 (Summer 1990):81-87. For FHL and online access, as well as indexes, see Periodicals.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog (FamilySearch)
 * Hardin County, TN Family History and Genealogy Message Board (Ancestry)
 * Hardin County, TN Genealogy Forum (GenForum)
 * Hardin County, TNGenWeb (USGenWeb)
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: SW-TN-L (Southwest Tennessee List)
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: TNHARDIN-L (Hardin County, Tennessee List)
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: WEST-TNCHAT-L (West Tennessee Chat List)
 * RootsWeb Mailing List: WESTTN-L (West Tennessee List)