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Welcome to Hart ...

Hart is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hart, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Hart is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hart: 580

Communities Also Named Hart ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hart - they are located in Arkansas (2), California (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Hart ...

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

  • Ada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <3>
  • Pauls Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sulphur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wynnewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Stratford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Byng
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Konawa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
    • Konawa is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <3>
  • Roff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Asher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
  • Wanette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hart ...

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

Adding Hart to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hart post office opened in 1894.

We also found Hart on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hart.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hart - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/