Welcome to West Hartford ...

West Hartford is located in Ralls County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Hartford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

A typical abbreviation for West Hartford: W. Hartford

West Hartford is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for West Hartford: (573)

Communities Also Named West Hartford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named West Hartford - they are located in Arkansas, Connecticut and Vermont.

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

Communities near West Hartford ...

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

• Vandalia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
  • Vandalia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandalia <4>
• Monroe City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
  • Monroe City is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe City <4>
• New London
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <4>
• Perry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <4>
• Center
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Laddonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
  • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <4>
• Frankford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
  • Frankford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <4>
• Farber
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
  • Farber is located in Audrain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
• Rensselaer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Ralls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
• Curryville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Curryville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Hartford ...

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

Adding West Hartford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Hartford in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Hartford was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found West Hartford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Hartford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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