Welcome to Hartington ...

The city of Hartington is located in Cedar County<1> and is the County Seat for Cedar County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hartington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hartington has a population of 1,467 people<3> (see below for details).

Hartington is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hartington lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hartington: (402) & (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hartington had an population of 1,467 people. This is a decrease of 5.6% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hartington had a population of 1,554 people (which is 17.56% of the total population of Cedar County). This makes Hartington the county's most populous community.

The population of Hartington represents 0.09% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 73rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,554 people, the population of Hartington decreased 5.24% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,640 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hartington.

Communities Also Named Hartington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hartington - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Hartington ...

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

• Yankton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankton
  • Yankton is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yankton <6>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <6>
• Laurel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <6>
• Randolph
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
  • Randolph is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randolph <6>
• Crofton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crofton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <6>
• Wausa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wausa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wausa
  • Wausa is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wausa <6>
• Coleridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coleridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleridge
  • Coleridge is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 452 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleridge <6>
• Gayville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayville
  • Gayville is located in Yankton County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gayville <6>
• Newcastle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <6>
• Meckling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckling
  • Meckling is located in Clay County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meckling <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hartington. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Hartington.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hartington ...

Looking for more information about Hartington? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hartington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hartington.

Adding Hartington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hartington 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 Hartington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hartington post office opened in 1883.

We also found Hartington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hartington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cedar County: www.co.cedar.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/