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Welcome to Hardaway ...

Hardaway is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardaway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1853.

Hardaway is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hardaway (for example, toward Columbus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Hardaway: 334 & 483<3>

The ZIP code for Hardaway: 36039<4>

Communities Also Named Hardaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hardaway - they are located in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Hardaway ...

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

  • Pike Road
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Tuskegee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tallassee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Union Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shorter
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fitzpatrick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
  • Mitchell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Bullock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
  • La Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • La Place is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
  • Calebee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Calebee is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardaway ...

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

Adding Hardaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardaway 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 (so far) for Hardaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hardaway post office opened in 1853.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Hardaway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Hardaway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hardaway). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hardaway or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/