Welcome to Hardin ...

Hardin is located in Weld County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Hardin, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Hardin is 4,530 feet [1,381 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hardin is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hardin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Hardin: (970)

Communities Also Named Hardin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hardin - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri (2), Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Hardin ...

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

• Greeley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Greeley is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greeley <4>
• Evans
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
  • Evans is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>
• Eaton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• La Salle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <4>
• Kersey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kersey have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kersey
  • Kersey is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,798 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kersey <4>
• Keenesburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keenesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenesburg
  • Keenesburg is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keenesburg <4>
• Gilcrest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilcrest
  • Gilcrest is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilcrest <4>
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Weld County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
• Spanish Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
  • Spanish Village is located in Weld County
• Gill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
  • Gill is located in Weld County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gill <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 Hardin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hardin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardin ...

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

Adding Hardin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardin 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 Hardin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hardin post office opened in 1881.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Weld County: www.co.weld.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/