Welcome to Harts ...
So far, we found very little information about Harts. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harts to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harts, please Contact Us.
Harts would have been located within present day Westmoreland County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harts, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Harts is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Harts was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Harts was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities Also Named Harts ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Harts - they are located in Georgia, Michigan (3), North Carolina, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harts.
Communities near Harts ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harts.
- Leonardtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Colonial Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tappahannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Montross
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Layton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layton is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layton
- Leedstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leedstown is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedstown
- Nash Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Harts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harts.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harts. 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 Harts.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harts. See our Newspapers Page for Harts.
Adding Harts to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harts in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Harts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Harts post office opened in 1915. The Harts post office closed in 1929.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harts.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harts, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Harts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Harts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |