Welcome to Hartford ...

Hartford is located in Pulaski County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

When the people of Hartford refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hartfordite<3>

Hartford is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hartford is located in the (478) area code.

Communities Also Named Hartford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Hartford: This one is located in Pulaski County and the other is located in Cherokee County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 37 communities that are also named Hartford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hartford ...

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

• Eastman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  • Eastman is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastman <5>
• Cochran
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran
  • Cochran is located in Bleckley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cochran <5>
• Unadilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unadilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unadilla
  • Unadilla is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unadilla <5>
• Royal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Royal is located in Bleckley County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
• Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <5>
• Woodard Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodard Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
  • Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
• Plainfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Pineview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview
  • Pineview is located in Wilcox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineview <5>
• Pinehurst
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Dooly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinehurst <5>
• Empire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Dodge 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 Hartford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hartford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartford ...

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

Adding Hartford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hartford post office opened in 1813.

We also found Hartford on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1822.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/