Welcome to Hartley ...
So far, we found very little information about Hartley. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hartley to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hartley, please Contact Us.
Hartley would have been located within present day Baltimore County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hartley is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hartley was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hartley was located: 410, 443 & 667<4>
Communities Also Named Hartley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hartley - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hartley.
Websites for Hartley ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.baltcountycc.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hartley, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Hartley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hartley.
- Baltimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aberdeen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bel Air
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bel Air is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <5>
- New Freedom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Stewartstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fawn Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Carney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carney is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
- Dulaney Valley ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dulaney Valley is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney Valley
- Franklinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
- Pleasant Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
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 Hartley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hartley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hartley. 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 Hartley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartley. See our Newspapers Page for Hartley.
Adding Hartley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hartley in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hartley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hartley post office opened in 1898. The Hartley post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hartley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Hartley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Hartley area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |