Welcome to Hartland ...

The city of Hartland is located in Freeborn County<1>.

The location of Hartland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hartland has a population of 307 people<3> (see below for details).

Hartland is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hartland is within the boundaries of the (507) area code.

The ZIP code for Hartland: 56042<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hartland had an population of 307 people. This is a decrease of 2.54% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hartland had a population of 315 people. This makes Hartland the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 315 people, the population of Hartland increased 9.38% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 288 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hartland.

Communities Also Named Hartland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hartland - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hartland ...

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

• Albert Lea
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert Lea
  • Albert Lea is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert Lea <6>
• Waseca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waseca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waseca
  • Waseca is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waseca <6>
• Wells
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <6>
• New Richland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richland
  • New Richland is located in Waseca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Richland <6>
• Clarks Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Grove
  • Clarks Grove is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarks Grove <6>
• Ellendale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
  • Ellendale is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellendale <6>
• Alden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <6>
• Minnesota Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota Lake
  • Minnesota Lake is located in Faribault County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota Lake <6>
• Glenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <6>
• Geneva
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Freeborn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <6>

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 Hartland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hartland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hartland. 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 Hartland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartland ...

Looking for more information about Hartland? 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 Hartland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hartland.

Adding Hartland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartland in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hartland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hartland post office opened in 1857.

We also found Hartland in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hartland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Freeborn County: www.co.freeborn.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/