Welcome to Harding ...

Harding is located in Harding County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Harding is 3,680 feet [1,122 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Harding is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Harding lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harding is located in the (605) area code.

Communities Also Named Harding ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Harding - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harding ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Harding.

• Buffalo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Camp Crook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Crook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Crook
  • Camp Crook is located in Harding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Crook <4>
• Redig
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redig
  • Redig is located in Harding County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redig <4>
• Capitol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol
  • Capitol is located in Carter County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capitol <4>
• Hoover
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
  • Hoover is located in Butte County

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harding ...

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

Adding Harding to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harding post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/