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Welcome to Hartland ...

Hartland is located in Kearny County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Hartland is 3,070 feet [936 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hartland is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Hartland (for example, toward Granada (CO)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Hartland is within the (620) area code.

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, Illinois, Iowa, 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.

  • Lakin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Deerfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
    • Deerfield is located in Kearny County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deerfield <4>
  • Kendall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Hamilton County
  • Syracuse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Ulysses
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Holcomb
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holcomb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb
    • Holcomb is located in Finney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holcomb <4>
  • Big Bow
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Bow
    • Big Bow is located in Stanton County
  • Rodkey ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rodkey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodkey
    • Rodkey is located in Finney County
  • Garden City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Johnson
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<5>

From that list, the Hartland post office opened in 1885.

We also found Hartland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartland.

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 State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Kearny, 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 Hartland - 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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