Hardeman County is located in the
southwest corner of Tennessee near the headwaters of the scenic
Hatchie River. Containing 655 square
miles, it was formed from the Chickasaw Purchase of 1818. Bolivar, the
county seat, is about 35 miles south of Jackson, and 72 miles east of
Memphis.
Hardeman County is a leading producer
of hardwood in west Tennessee. The economy of
the county remains at
a consistently high level
due to the favorable balance of
agriculture, manufacturing and retailing. The county boasts
of its
many industrial manufacturers, service and transportation
industries, clothing, pyrotechnics, plastic structural material,
kitty litter, electrical switches and wall panels for modular
construction. Sand and gravel are also shipped from Hardeman County
to a very wide area. Cotton, soybeans,
corn, milo and livestock are
the county's
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The Hardeman
County Fairgrounds and Arena are located west of Bolivar. The fair
sponsors many events, including circuses, mud derbies, demolition
derbies and the Hardeman County
Fair itself. The arena hosts IPRA-sanctioned
rodeos, as well as calf ropings and
cow pennings.
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