Welcome to Hartly ...

The town of Hartly is located in Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartly, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hartly has a population of 77 people<3> (see below for details).

Hartly is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hartly lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Hartly: (302)

The ZIP code for Hartly: 19953<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hartly had an population of 77 people. This is an increase of 4.05% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hartly had a population of 74 people. This makes Hartly the county's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 74 people, the population of Hartly decreased 5.13% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 78 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hartly.

Communities near Hartly ...

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

• Dover
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <6>
• Middletown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <6>
• Smyrna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
  • Smyrna is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <6>
• Chestertown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestertown
  • Chestertown is located in Kent County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestertown <6>
• Harrington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrington
  • Harrington is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrington <6>
• Camden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
• Clayton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Townsend
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend
  • Townsend is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Townsend <6>
• Greensboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
  • Greensboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <6>
• Cheswold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheswold
  • Cheswold is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheswold <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartly ...

Looking for more information about Hartly? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hartly, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hartly.

Adding Hartly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartly 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 Hartly was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hartly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.co.kent.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/