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Welcome to Hardenville ...

Hardenville is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hardenville is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Hardenville is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hardenville: 417

The ZIP code for Hardenville: 65666<3>

Communities near Hardenville ...

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

  • Mountain Home
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bull Shoals
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Gainesville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Theodosia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Bakersfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bakersfield is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
  • Sundown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sundown is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
  • Tecumseh
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Udall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Udall is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
  • Zanoni ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Zanoni is located in Ozark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanoni

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardenville ...

Looking for more information about Hardenville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hardenville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hardenville.

Adding Hardenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardenville 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 Hardenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hardenville post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardenville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hardenville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hardenville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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