Hardin County, Iowa
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 35 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1975. Most listings are in or near Iowa Falls, Eldora, New Providence.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
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National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP28 of 35 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
35 listed properties
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHardin was formed in 1851 (1851-01-15) from unknown / original county.
HARDIN created from Non-County Area 6 attached to DELAWARE and Non-County Area 9 attached to POLK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHardin County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1860 | 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,440 | 17,807 | 22,794 | 23,337 | 22,530 | 22,218 | 22,533 | 21,776 | 18,812 | 16,878 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS51 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 51 of 51 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Alden Cemetery |
| Boylan Cemetery |
| Buckeye Cemetery |
| Buckner Cemetery |
| Chester Cemetery |
| Clay Center Cemetery |
| Concord Township Cemetery |
| Cottage Cemetery |
| East Lawn Memorial Garden |
| Egbers Family Plot |
| Eldora City Cemetery |
| Eldora Training School Cemetery |
| Ellsworth Cemetery |
| Francisco Cemetery |
| Friends Cemetery |
| Hadley Cemetery |
| Hardin City Cemetery |
| Hardin County Home Cemetery |
| Hauser Cemetery |
| Hazel Green Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Honey Creek Cemetery |
| Hubbard Cemetery |
| Idaho Cemetery |
| Jackson Heights Cemetery |
| Jackson Township Cemetery |
| Jones Park Cemetery |
| Kidwiler Cemetery |
| Leverton Family Plot |
| Lincoln Cemetery |
| Miller Cemetery |
| New Providence Cemetery |
| Northlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery |
| Oakwood Cemetery |
| Pleasant Chapel Community Cemetery |
| Point Pleasant Cemetery |
| Radcliffe Cemetery |
| Rough Woods Cemetery |
| Saint Mark's Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Sheppard Cemetery |
| Sherman Cemetery |
| Stavanger Cemetery |
| Steamboat Rock Cemetery |
| Tipton Grove Cemetery |
| Tipton Norwegian Lutheran Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Union Cemetery |
| Whitney Cemetery |
| Xenia Cemetery |
| Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery |
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
| Name |
|---|
| Abbott Crossing |
| Alden Station |
| Secor |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
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