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Welcome to Hargis ...

Hargis is located in Johnson County<1>.

Hargis is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Hargis: 606

Communities Also Named Hargis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Hargis: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Pulaski County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 3 communities that are also named Hargis - they are located in Louisiana and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Hargis ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • West Liberty
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Salyersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Hook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fuget
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fuget is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuget
  • Ophir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ophir is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Barnetts Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
  • Asa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Asa is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hargis ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hargis - 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.