Welcome to Hardin ...

Hardin is located in Clayton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

Hardin is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hardin lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hardin lies within the (563) area code.

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, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, 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.

• Prairie du Chien
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Chien
  • Prairie du Chien is located in Crawford County (WI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,531 people
• Waukon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
  • Waukon is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <4>
• West Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Postville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
  • Postville is located in Allamakee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Postville <4>
• Monona
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monona
  • Monona is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monona <4>
• Elkader
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkader have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
  • Elkader is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkader <4>
• McGregor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
  • McGregor is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <4>
• Ossian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Winneshiek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Garnavillo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnavillo
  • Garnavillo is located in Clayton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnavillo <4>
• Elgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <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.<5>

From that list, the Hardin post office opened in 1850.

We also found Hardin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Clayton County: www.claytoncountyiowa.net/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/