Welcome to Hardwick ...

Hardwick is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardwick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Hardwick is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hardwick lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hardwick is located in the (559) area code.

Communities Also Named Hardwick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hardwick - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Hardwick ...

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

• Hanford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanford
  • Hanford is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanford <3>
• Lemoore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemoore
  • Lemoore is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lemoore <3>
• Selma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
• Parlier
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parlier
  • Parlier is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parlier <3>
• Kingsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
  • Kingsburg is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsburg <3>
• Fowler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
  • Fowler is located in Fresno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fowler <3>
• Hub
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
  • Hub is located in Kings County
• Armona
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armona
  • Armona is located in Kings County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armona <3>
• Conejo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conejo
  • Conejo is located in Fresno County
• Home Garden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Garden
  • Home Garden is located in Kings County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardwick ...

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

Adding Hardwick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hardwick post office opened in 1895.

We also found Hardwick mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardwick.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kings County: www.countyofkings.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/