Research & Reference Computers
The computers in our Reference Department are exclusively for patrons who are doing research or writing research papers, and any other reference work. Job Center computers are also provided in the Reference Department for writing resumes, applying for unemployment and/or filling out job applications and other job-related tasks.
Quick Resources
To access our databases, call us at 731-925-4314 and ask us for the username and password.
World Book Online contains thousands of informational articles with stunning illustrations, videos, interactive maps, research help, and activities. It is available anytime, anywhere—at school and at home. Call Hardin County Public Library at 731-925-4314 for login information.
Learn a new language for free with access to PowerSpeak through your local library. Call Hardin County Public Library at 731-925-4314 for login information.
Select Art & Design, History & Culture, or Science & Nature to discover featured collections, stories, video, and more from around the Smithsonian.OR Search over 13.5 million digital resources. Call Hardin County Public Library at 731-925-4314 for login information.
Get immediate help in finding a job. Career Transitions helps you with your job search, resume and cover letter, and interview preparation. Call Hardin County Public Library at 731-925-4314 for login information.
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Genealogy Databases
To access our databases, call us at 731-925-4314 and ask us for the username and password.
Discover Hardin County History in the Tennessee Room
Our Tennessee Room has a varied collection of books on Tennessee History and local history such as Brazelton’s History of Hardin County, Hardin County Pictorial History and issues of the Hardin County Historical Quarterly.
A section of the Tennessee Room is reserved for genealogy materials and includes census records in books and on microfilm, many family histories, early marriage records, DAR books, the James B. MacLaren, Sr. Genealogy Collection, yearbooks, and the Hardin County Cemetery Census in book form and as a computer program. We also have a subscription to Ancestry Library Edition which is the library edition of ancestry.com The use of this database is free and the patron only pays for copies at $.15 per page.
Microfilm Records
- Census Records 1820 – 1930 (1890 Civil War Veteran Census)
- Tennessee Birth Index 1908 – 1912
- Tennessee Death Index 1908 – 1912
- Death Records 1914 – 1939
- Estates 1865 – 1916
- Hardin County Marriage Records 1863 – 1997
- Savannah Courier 1873 – Dec 2014
- Hardin County Wills 1836 -1964
- Hardin County Deeds 1835 – 1979
- Hardin County Circuit Court minutes 1840 – 1953
- Hardin County Chancery Court minutes 1903 – 1951
- Tax Lists 1913 – 1945
Books & Periodicals
- Family Histories
- Yearbooks
- Tennessee Historical Quarterly
- Hardin County Historical Quarterly
- Hardin County Historian
- DAR Magazine
- UDC Magazine
Special Collections
- James B. MacLaren Genealogy Collection
- Ed Patterson Genealogy Collection
- Mary Elizabeth Hitchcock Genealogy Collection
Copies of microfilm, books and periodicals, and special collections can be made at the library. If you are not able to visit our Tennessee Room and you need a copy of a specific material, fill out the form below and a copy will be sent to you. There is a copy fee of $.15 per page.
Request a copy of material from the Tennessee Room