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Welcome to Hardeetown ...

Hardeetown is located in Levy County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardeetown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Hardeetown is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hardeetown: (352)

Communities near Hardeetown ...

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

  • Newberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Trenton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cross City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bronson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Fanning Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Gilchrist County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bell <4>
  • Otter Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
    • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • East Bronson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bronson
    • East Bronson is located in Levy 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 Hardeetown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hardeetown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardeetown ...

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

Adding Hardeetown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hardeetown post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardeetown.

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

The official website for Levy County: www.levycounty.org/

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 Levy, 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 Hardeetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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