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Welcome to Hartwell ...

The village of Hartwell is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartwell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Hartwell is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Hartwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hartwell - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hartwell ...

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

  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Holden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Garden City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleton City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeton is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Urich
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Calhoun
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Deepwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Montrose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Creighton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartwell ...

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

Adding Hartwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartwell 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 Hartwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hartwell post office opened in 1887. The Hartwell post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hartwell - 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.
<4>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/