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Hartford City West Virginia Map

Explore Hartford City, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Hartford City, West Virginia

How to Use This Hartford City, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hartford City, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hartford City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Hartford City
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Mason County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.994997
Longitude	-81.988076
Population	503
Density	157.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	25247
Area Code	304
County Seat	Point Pleasant
School District	Mason County School District

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About Hartford City, West Virginia

Hartford City is a locality in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 503. The population density is 157.0 people per km². Hartford City is located at 38.9950°N, 81.9881°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hartford City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25247.

Hartford City stretches across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Sliding Hill Creek, which cuts through the earth with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 29.2 miles southwest of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southwest of Chester. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land rises into modest, wooded elevations that hold the soft, diffused light of the afternoon, casting long shadows that seem to deepen the color of the soil. Residents of Hartford City often look toward the distant horizon, where the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains provide a permanent, silent backdrop to the daily cycle of the sun. Those seeking a moment of stillness frequently find it at Park, a local expanse of greenery that offers a refuge from the hum of the road, while the nearby Loudermilk Hollow provides a cool, sheltered basin where the air hangs heavy and sweet with the scent of damp moss and hardwood.

Economic life in Hartford City has long been tethered to the natural resources that define this interior geography, reflecting a history shaped by the extraction and labor that once powered the regional industry. While the pace of life remains deliberate, the influence of the past lingers in the architecture and the quiet, weathered facades that line the streets, serving as a reminder of the generations that carved a living from the surrounding terrain. For those looking to the water, the proximity of Bailey Lake offers a change in the topography, providing a still, reflective surface that contrasts with the constant, forward motion of the creek. Hartford City maintains a character forged in the solitude of the woods and the grit of its industrial roots, existing as a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of existence and the land itself remains the primary architect of the local experience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 094° E
Quillen Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 117° SE
New Haven Community Center (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 117° SE
New Haven Ball Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 108° E
The White Falcon (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 292° W
Pine Hills Golf Course (Park) — 3.2 mi, 354° N
Ohio River Access - Racine Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 120° SE
McClintic Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 228° SW
Racine Pool Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 141° SE
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.8 mi, 157° SE · 6,562 acres
Mound Cemetery Mound (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 023° NE
Ohio River Forked Run State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 062° NE
Washington's Western Lands Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 106° E
Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 218° SW
Battle of Point Pleasant Monument (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 217° SW
General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 287° W
Trisolini Gallery (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 345° N
Longview Crossing (Viewpoint) — 23.7 mi, 360° N
The School of Visual Communication Gallery (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 345° N
Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 23.8 mi, 019° N
Cube 4 Gallery (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 346° N
Athena Cinema (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 345° N
Passionworks (Arts Centre) — 24.0 mi, 346° N
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 24.2 mi, 360° N · 243k acres
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 mi, 297° NW
Devils Tea Table (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 327° NW
Wayne Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 28.6 mi, 343° N · 1,082 acres
Southwood Stage (Theatre) — 28.9 mi, 054° NE
Fort Boreman Magazine (Historic Ruins) — 29.1 mi, 051° NE
Mid-Ohio Railroad Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 048° NE

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