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Savannah is a city in and the county seat of Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 7,213 at the 2020 census. Savannah is located along the east side of the Tennessee River. Savannah hosted the NAIA college football national championship game from 1996 to 2007, and is home to several places of historical significance, including the Cherry Family Mansion.

The city's original name was "Rudd's Ferry", named for James Rudd, an early settler who established a ferry at the site in the early 1820s. Rudd's Ferry was later purchased by a wealthy landowner, David Robinson. The city was renamed "Savannah" after Savannah, Georgia, the hometown of Rudd's wife, Elizabeth.

Hardin County was the site of the 1862 Battle of Shiloh (also known as the "Battle of Pittsburg Landing") during the Civil War. The battleground site is 10 mile (16 km) southwest of the city of Savannah. Union General Ulysses S. Grant commandeered the Cherry Mansion just off the city square for use as a headquarters during the battle.

Pickwick Landing State Park is 12 mile (19 km) south of Savannah. Originally a steamboat stop, the Tennessee Valley Authority bought the site in the 1930s during the Great Depression and constructed a dam and Pickwick Lake so electricity could be generated. In 1969, Tennessee bought from the TVA and made it a state park.

Savannah is located just west of the center of Hardin County at (35.223674, 88.237011), on the east bank of the Tennessee River. The CDP of Olivet borders Savannah to the East. U. S. Route 64 passes through the center of town on Bridge Avenue, Main Street, and Wayne Road. US 64 leads east 30 mile (48 km) to Waynesboro and west 21 mile (34 km) to Selmer. Tennessee State Route 69 leads southeast 26 mile (42 km) to the Alabama border. Florence, Alabama, is 49 mile (79 km) southeast of Savannah via SR 69 and Alabama State Route 20. According to the United States Census Bureau, Savannah has a total area of , all of it recorded as land.

+Savannah racial compositionRaceNum. Perc. White (non Hispanic)6,08384.33%Black or African American (non Hispanic)4966.88%Native American230.32%Asian680.94%Other/Mixed3695.12%Hispanic or Latino1742.41%
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 7,213 people, 2,658 households, and 1,622 families residing in the city.