Welcome to Harding ...

Harding is located in Randolph County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harding, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Harding is 1,950 feet [594 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Harding: (304) and (681)<4>

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 Utah.

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.

• Elkins
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <5>
• Buckhannon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhannon
  • Buckhannon is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckhannon <5>
• Philippi
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
  • Philippi is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philippi <5>
• Belington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belington
  • Belington is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belington <5>
• Parsons
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsons
  • Parsons is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parsons <5>
• Mill Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Beverly
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
  • Beverly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
• Hendricks
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendricks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
  • Hendricks is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
• Womelsdorf
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
  • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
• Hambleton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambleton
  • Hambleton is located in Tucker County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people

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 for Harding was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harding post office opened in 1892.

We also found Harding on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harding.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/