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Welcome to Hartley (aka 'Hartleys') ...

Hartley is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Hartley is located in Gogebic County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hartley is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hartley, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Hartley: 906

The community of Hartley has also been called Hartleys.

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, Maryland, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hartley ...

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

  • Ironwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Bessemer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Wakefield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hurley is located in Iron County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
  • Marenisco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ramsay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Ramsay is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Thomaston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomaston is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
  • Connorville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Connorville is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connorville
  • Yale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Yale is located in Gogebic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Katinka Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County (WI)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartley ...

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

Adding Hartley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartley 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 Hartley was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartley.

Footnotes ...

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