Welcome to Harg ...

Harg is located in Boone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Harg is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harg is within the boundaries of the (573) area code.

Communities near Harg ...

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

• Columbia
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Fulton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Ashland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hallsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Auxvasse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Jamestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Lake Mykee Town
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mykee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
  • Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
• Harrisburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Rocheport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocheport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocheport
  • Rocheport is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocheport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harg ...

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

Adding Harg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harg 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 Harg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harg post office opened in 1892.

We also found Harg on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/