Reviewed and updated October 9, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. The arrest counts are the ones each agency reported to the FBI, as the FBI held them on October 8, 2026. The jail figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data. Every office link was opened and checked against the office's own site between September 23, 2026 and September 30, 2026.
Hardeman County, Texas, has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). A person kept in custody after an arrest in Hardeman County is held at the county jail, run by the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, and the jail's record of each person held is a public record. This guide says where to look for someone in custody, what the jail holds and who books people into it.
This guide covers the search, the jail, who books people, state prison and common questions.
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Finding Someone in Custody in Hardeman County
The county jail, run by the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office, holds everyone kept in custody after an arrest in Hardeman County, from every agency.
SearchSystems opened and checked the jail page of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office at co.hardeman.tx.us/page/hardeman.Sheriff (page title: Hardeman County, Texas), phone (940) 663-5374, 318 Mercer Street P. O. Box 266 Mailing Quanah, TX 79252, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., which answered when SearchSystems opened it on September 30, 2026.
That page is the office's jail information page rather than a roster, so a search for a particular person goes through the office at (940) 663-5374.
The Hardeman County Jail by the Numbers
On an average day in 2025 the jail held about 0 people, down from about 4 in 2019. Its rated capacity in 2025 was 11 beds, and it ran at 2 percent of it that year. The figures are from the Vera Institute of Justice's Incarceration Trends data.
Hardeman County has about 3,400 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate), so the jail holds about 0.7 people for every 10,000 residents.
Who Books People Into the Hardeman County Jail
The Hardeman County Sheriff's Office and the agency that reports for Chillicothe make the arrests that end in a booking in Hardeman County.
The largest arrest counts reported to the FBI were the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office's 33 for 2025 and Chillicothe's 0 for 2025.
Together, the two agencies in Hardeman County with all twelve months of 2025 on file reported 33 arrests to the FBI that year. Those kept in custody were booked into the county jail; a person cited and released at the scene was not.
The counts, agency by agency and year by year, are in Hardeman County arrest records.
From the Jail to State Prison
A sentence of more than a year is served in state prison, not the jail; the Texas Department of Criminal Justice lists its inmates at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I find an inmate in Hardeman County?
Ask the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office at (940) 663-5374; its jail page SearchSystems verified is at co.hardeman.tx.us/page/hardeman.Sheriff.
How many people are in the Hardeman County jail?
About 0 on an average day in 2025, the latest year in the Vera Institute's jail data, against a rated capacity of 11 beds.
What is the phone number for the Hardeman County jail?
(940) 663-5374, the number on the page of the Hardeman County Sheriff's Office SearchSystems verified.
Where do people sentenced to prison in Hardeman County go?
To a facility of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; its inmate locator is at inmate.tdcj.texas.gov/InmateSearch/start.
Is this the official Hardeman County website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records guide, online since 1997. It links to the official county, court and state offices described above and does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.