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Welcome to Harding ...

Harding is located in Millard County<1>.

Harding is 4,650 feet [1,417 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Harding is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Harding: 435

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, South Dakota and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harding ...

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

  • Delta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delta is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,642 people
    • Former names for Delta:
    • Akin
    • Burtner
    • Melville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <3>
  • Hinckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Holden is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Former names for Holden:
    • Cedar Springs
    • Fort Buttermilk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holden <3>
  • Scipio
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Leamington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynndyl
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lynndyl is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynndyl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Former name for Lynndyl:
    • Leamington Hill Junction
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynndyl <3>
  • McCornick ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • McCornick is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCornick
    • McCornick has also been known as:
    • Pahvant
  • Oasis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Deseret
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Deseret is located in Millard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deseret

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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harding. See our Newspapers Page for 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 (so far) for Harding was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harding.

Footnotes ...

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