Welcome to Hartland ...

Hartland is located in McHenry County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Hartland: HART-luhnd<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Hartland is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Hartland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hartland - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hartland ...

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

• Crystal Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <5>
• Algonquin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <5>
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <5>
• Huntley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntley
  • Huntley is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntley <5>
• McHenry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
  • McHenry is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McHenry <5>
• Woodstock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
  • Woodstock is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,097 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodstock <5>
• Belvidere
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
  • Belvidere is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,731 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belvidere <5>
• Cary
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <5>
• Wauconda
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauconda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauconda
  • Wauconda is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauconda <5>
• Fox Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Lake
  • Fox Lake is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox Lake <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartland ...

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

Adding Hartland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hartland post office opened in 1839.

We also found Hartland in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McHenry County: www.co.mchenry.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov