JBC, Hardin County was established in 1819 with the first court being held at the residence of James Hardin at Cerro Gordo. A committee was appointed to located a site for a permanent County Seat. A site near Boons Creek was selected and the County Seat was moved to the new location named Hardinsville. It was located at the intersection of what is now Old Town Road (the Old Stage Road)and the road that runs from Old Town to Burnt Church. The County Seat was moved to Rudds Ferry ca 1827 and was named Savannah. Hardinsville continued as a town for sometime after the County Seat was moved. Eventually the businesses moved to Savannah. I don't believe any of the original buildings remain. There is a residence and one abandoned store building at the site today. David -------- James Benny Cooper wrote: > I have just returned from Nashville doing some digging at the > Archives and I noticed several mentions of "Old Town" in some old > Savannah Courier papers, before 1900, if I remember correctly. > Exactly what does "Old Town" refer to in relation to present day > Hardin County? James Benny Cooperbenracer@ebicom.net