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Welcome to Hardy ...

Hardy is located in Overton County<1>.

Hardy is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hardy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hardy (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hardy: 931

Communities Also Named Hardy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Hardy - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hardy.

Communities near Hardy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hardy.

  • Columbus Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
  • Cookeville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lafayette
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Algood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Thompsons Store
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Monterey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • White Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Baxter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hardy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hardy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hardy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hardy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hardy. See our Newspapers Page for Hardy.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardy ...

Looking for more information about Hardy? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hardy, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hardy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.