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Welcome to Hardman ...

Hardman is located in Gilmer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hardman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Hardman is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hardman: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Hardman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Hardman: This one is located in Gilmer County and the other is located in Preston County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 3 communities that are also named Hardman - they are located in Colorado and Oregon.

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

Communities near Hardman ...

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

  • Glenville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gassaway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Grantsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Burnsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sand Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Pullman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Pullman is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Auburn
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Auburn is located in Ritchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Normantown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Stumptown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Russet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Russet is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hardman ...

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

Adding Hardman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hardman 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 Hardman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hardman post office opened in 1888. The Hardman post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hardman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Gilmer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hardman - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hardman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hardman 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.
<5>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/