Hardin County, Tennessee

Hardin County
County
Hardin County Courthouse in Savannah
Seal
Location within the U.S. state of Tennessee
Tennessee's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 35°12′N 88°11′W / 35.2°N 88.19°W / 35.2; -88.19
Country	United States
State	Tennessee
Founded	1819
Named for	Joseph Hardin, Sr.[1]
Seat	Savannah
Largest city	Savannah
Government
• Mayor	Kevin Davis [2]
Area
• Total	596 sq mi (1,540 km2)
• Land	577 sq mi (1,490 km2)
• Water	19 sq mi (50 km2)  3.2%
Population  (2020)
• Total	26,831
• Density	45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	8th

Hardin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 26,831.^[3] The county seat is Savannah.^[4] Hardin County is located north of and along the borders of Mississippi and Alabama. The county was founded in November 1819 and named posthumously for Col. Joseph Hardin, a Revolutionary War soldier and a legislative representative for the Province of North Carolina; the State of Franklin; and the Southwest Territory.^[5] Hardin County was the site of the Battle of Shiloh (also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing) during the Civil War.