Welcome to Hartford ...

Hartford is located in Snohomish County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

When the people of Hartford refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Hartfordite<3>

Hartford is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hartford lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hartford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Hartford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hartford ...

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

• Everett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
• Marysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Marysville is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <5>
• Bothell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothell
  • Bothell is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bothell <5>
• Lynnwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnwood
  • Lynnwood is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnwood <5>
• Mukilteo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mukilteo
  • Mukilteo is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mukilteo <5>
• Mountlake Terrace
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountlake Terrace
  • Mountlake Terrace is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountlake Terrace <5>
• Arlington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Arlington is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington <5>
• Mill Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <5>
• Monroe
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Snohomish County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <5>
• Woodinville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodinville
  • Woodinville is located in King County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodinville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartford ...

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

Adding Hartford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartford 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 Hartford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hartford post office opened in 1890.

We also found Hartford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Snohomish County: www.co.snohomish.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/