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Welcome to Hardscrabble ...

Hardscrabble is located in Madison County<1>.

Hardscrabble is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hardscrabble: 765

Communities Also Named Hardscrabble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hardscrabble - they are located in Delaware, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Hardscrabble ...

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

  • Carmel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Fishers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fishers is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97,020 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishers <4>
  • Noblesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Anderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <4>
  • Westfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Greenfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Warsaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Warsaw is located in Kosciusko County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
  • Elwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • McCordsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCordsville
    • McCordsville is located in Hancock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCordsville <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 Hardscrabble. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hardscrabble.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardscrabble ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardscrabble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.