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Welcome to Hartshorn ...

Hartshorn is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Hartshorn is located in Texas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartshorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Hartshorn is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hartshorn: 417

The ZIP code for Hartshorn: 65479<3>

Communities Also Named Hartshorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hartshorn - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hartshorn ...

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

  • Licking
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mountain View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Houston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Eminence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Summersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Raymondville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Eunice
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Yukon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Akers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Hattie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartshorn ...

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

Adding Hartshorn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hartshorn post office opened in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartshorn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartshorn - 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 Hartshorn). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hartshorn 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/