Welcome to Harwood ...
Harwood is located Harwood is located in Gonzales County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874. Harwood is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Harwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Harwood: (830) The ZIP code for Harwood: 78632<3> Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Harwood - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania and Washington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harwood. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harwood. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harwood. 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 Harwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harwood. See our Newspapers Page for Harwood. Looking for more information about Harwood? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Harwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harwood. We originally found mention of Harwood 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 Harwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Harwood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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From that list, the Harwood post office opened in 1874.Off-the-Road Links ...
Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Gonzales, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <3> ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Harwood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harwood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). <4> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. <5> 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. <6> A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/