Welcome to Hardins ...

Hardins is located in Gaston County<1>.

The location of Hardins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardins, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hardins is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hardins lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hardins: (704) & (980)<4>

Websites for Hardins ...

Junior League:   www.jlgaston.org/

Communities Also Named Hardins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hardins - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Hardins ...

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

• Gastonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <5>
• Huntersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
  • Huntersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntersville <5>
• Cornelius
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornelius have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Cornelius is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,804 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cornelius <5>
• Mount Holly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
  • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <5>
• Newton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Belmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <5>
• Lincolnton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <5>
• Kings Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <5>
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <5>
• Cherryville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardins ...

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

Adding Hardins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardins 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 for Hardins was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hardins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hardins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Gaston County: www.co.gaston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/