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Welcome to Hargett ...

Hargett is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hargett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Hargett is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hargett, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hargett: 606

Communities Also Named Hargett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hargett - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Hargett ...

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

  • Richmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Winchester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Stanton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jeffersonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Camargo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ravenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Lick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Log Lick is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Lick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hargett ...

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

Adding Hargett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hargett 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 (so far) for Hargett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hargett post office opened in 1915. The Hargett post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hargett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hargett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/