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Welcome to Hardscrabble ...

Hardscrabble is located in Highland County<1>.

Hardscrabble is 2,560 feet [780 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hardscrabble is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Hardscrabble lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hardscrabble: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Hardscrabble ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Hardscrabble - they are located in Delaware, Indiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York (2), Ohio (4), Ontario, Tennessee and Vermont.

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

Communities near Hardscrabble ...

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

  • Franklin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Durbin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Durbin is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <4>
  • Monterey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dry Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Run is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
  • Possum Trot
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Possum Trot is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
  • Harper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harper is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
  • Circleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Thornwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Hightown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Hightown is located in Highland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightown
  • Zigler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Zigler is located in Pendleton County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zigler

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardscrabble ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Highland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardscrabble - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hardscrabble area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hardscrabble area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.