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Welcome to Hartsburg ...

The town of Hartsburg is located in Boone County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartsburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hartsburg has a population of 115 people<2> (see below for details).

Hartsburg is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Hartsburg: 573 & 235<4>

The ZIP code for Hartsburg: 65039<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hartsburg had an population of 115 people. This is an increase of 11.65% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.48% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hartsburg had a population of 103 people. This makes Hartsburg the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 103 people, the population of Hartsburg decreased 4.63% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 108 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hartsburg.

Communities Also Named Hartsburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hartsburg - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hartsburg ...

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

  • Columbia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson City is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
    • Jefferson City has also been known as:
    • Jeff City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <6>
  • Holts Summit
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • California
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Wardsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Wardsville is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Saint Martins
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Saint Martins is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Taos
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Taos is located in Cole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taos
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Russellville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • New Bloomfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartsburg ...

Looking for more information about Hartsburg? 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 Hartsburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hartsburg.

Adding Hartsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartsburg 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 Hartsburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hartsburg post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartsburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Hartsburg.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartsburg - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Hartsburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Hartsburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as Hartsburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hartsburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/