Welcome to Harts ...
So far, we found very little information about Harts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harts, please Contact Us.
Harts would have been located within present day Westmoreland County<2>.
The location of Harts has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Harts is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Harts was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Harts still existed, it would have been in the (804) area code.
Communities Also Named Harts ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Harts - they are located in Georgia, Michigan (3), North Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harts.
Communities near Harts ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harts.
- Leonardtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
- Colonial Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
- Tappahannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
- Tappahannock is located in Essex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <5>
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
- Montross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
- Montross is located in Westmoreland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Port Royal is located in Caroline County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Royal <5>
- Layton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Leedstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Nash Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <5>
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 Harts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harts.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harts. 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 Harts.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harts. See our Newspapers Page for Harts.
Adding Harts to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harts 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 Harts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Harts post office opened in 1915.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harts.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |