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Welcome to Hartland ...

Hartland is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Hartland is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hartland: 828

Communities Also Named Hartland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Hartland - they are located in California, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hartland ...

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

  • Hickory
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hickory is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
  • Lenoir
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
  • Morganton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sawmills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
  • Long View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Long View is located in Catawba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Granite Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Valdese
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hudson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
    • Former name for Hudson:
    • Hudsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • Cajah's Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Hildebran
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartland ...

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

Adding Hartland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hartland post office opened in 1880. The Hartland post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartland.

Footnotes ...

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