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Welcome to Hardaway ...

Hardaway is located in Gadsden County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Hardaway is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hardaway (for example, toward Altha), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Hardaway: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Hardaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hardaway - they are located in Alabama, 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.

  • Recovery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
    • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
  • Quincy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Chattahoochee
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Midway
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Butlers Ferry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
    • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
  • Sneads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Havana
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gretna
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bristol
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Reynoldsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people

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 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 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardaway.

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

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Gadsden, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (448) is an overlay for area code (850).
<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/









 

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