Welcome to Hartburg ...

Hartburg is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hartburg is located in Newton County<1>.

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

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

Hartburg is near sea level<3>.

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

Hartburg is located in the (409) area code.

Communities near Hartburg ...

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

• Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Vidor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vidor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidor
  • Vidor is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vidor <4>
• Bridge City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge City
  • Bridge City is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridge City <4>
• Vinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• West Orange
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Orange
  • West Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Orange <4>
• Pinehurst
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehurst
  • Pinehurst is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
• Pine Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Forest
  • Pine Forest is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
• Lemonville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lemonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonville
  • Lemonville is located in Orange County
• Starks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
  • Starks is located in Calcasieu Parish (LA)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Starks <4>
• Mauriceville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauriceville
  • Mauriceville is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauriceville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartburg ...

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

Adding Hartburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartburg 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 Hartburg was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hartburg in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Hartburg post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/