Hardinville (also spelled Hardinsville) was a town founded in 1817 "near the confluence of Turkey and Boone's Creeks", east of the

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, in

Hardin County, Tennessee Hardin County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 26,831. The county seat is Savannah, Tennessee, Savannah. Hardin County is located no ...

. It was incorporated by the state legislature on October 24, 1824. On March 3, 1825, the

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passed a law establishing a number of post roads, including one "From Hardinsville'' ic', by M'Nairy Courthouse, and Hardiman Courthouse, to Tipton Courthouse." and another "From Hardinville, to Florence, Alabama." Hardinville served as the first

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of Hardin County; but at the urgings of the settlers west of the Tennessee, the seat was moved to Rudd's Ferry (later Savannah) in 1829. By the time of the

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, the former Hardinville had been renamed ''Old Town''. The approximate location of the settlement is near what is now Old Town Loop roughly ten kilometers east of Savannah."Tennessee: Old Town - Tennessee" ''Satelliteviews.net'' accessed November 9, 2010
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1817 establishments in Tennessee Ghost towns in Tennessee Geography of Hardin County, Tennessee Former municipalities in Tennessee {{HardinCountyTN-geo-stub