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Welcome to Harwood ...

The village of Harwood is located in Vernon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harwood has a population of 45 people<2> (see below for details).

Harwood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Harwood: 417

The ZIP code for Harwood: 64750<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harwood had an population of 45 people. This is a decrease of 4.26% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 50% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harwood had a population of 47 people. This makes Harwood the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 47 people, the population of Harwood decreased 47.78% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 90 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harwood - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Harwood ...

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

  • Nevada
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • El Dorado Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rich Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleton City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Walker
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Schell City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Roscoe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
  • Milo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Milo is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Metz
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Metz is located in Vernon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harwood ...

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

Adding Harwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harwood 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 Harwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harwood post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Vernon, 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 Harwood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 village (such as Harwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/