Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

From the record

“The Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District is located in Hartford City, Indiana. Hartford City has a population of about 7,000 and is the county seat of Blackford County and the site of the county courthouse.”
Wikipedia article Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 4 National Register listings published here for Blackford County · listed in 2006 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

Address. Roughly bounded by Franklin, Walnut, Water and Monroe Sts., Hartford City, 47348
When was it listed? June 2006
Category. district
Township. Licking township
National Register reference number. 06000522 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Mines and quarries near this property

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hartford City Courthouse Square Historic District: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Blackford County Highway Dept.	Stone	Producer
	Inman Tile Pit	Clay	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Blackford County

Storms near this property

60 of 64 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hartford City, the town this property stands in, in 64 storm reports between 1996 and 2026: 34 thunderstorm wind, 25 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 3 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
November 2002	Tornado (F1)	Hartford City	3 hurt, $250,000	This tornado touched down 5 miles southwest of Hartford City and then moved into Hartford City before lifting. An NWS ground survey found F0 to F1 damage along its path with F1 damage to a supermarket and a motel. One home and 2 mobile homes were destroyed in Hartford City. 3 persons were injured, none seriously.
June 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$50,000	Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and tree limbs down throughout Hartford City. Windows were blown out on some of the downtown businesses.
August 1998	Flash Flood	Hartford City	$50,000	NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS WERE FLOODED ALONG WITH AGRICULTURAL LAND.
August 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$25,000	Numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines down across the city and parts of the county. At least one tree fell onto an unoccupied vehicle. Winds were estimated by spotters at around 80 mph.
May 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$20,000	Three homes damaged by fallen trees. Many other trees down.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$15,000	A one foot diameter tree limb and as a billboard were blown down north of Hartford City. Trees were reported down south through southwest of Montpelier.
July 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$10,000	Several trees and power lines were down south of Hartford City.
June 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	$5,000	no account filed
March 2026	Hail	Hartford City	$1,000	Photo on Facebook shows hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
March 2026	Hail	Hartford City	$1,000	no account filed
April 2024	Hail	Hartford City	-	The public submitted several pictures and reports of hail up to at least the size of quarters in and around Hartford City.
March 2022	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	The public reported trees were blown down.
July 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Trained spotters reported a partially rotten tree was blown down.
March 2017	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	A trained spotter reported wind gusts to 60 mph along with hail of unknown size covering the road.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Several trees and power lines down in town.
July 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Tree blocking State Road 3 in Hartford City.
July 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	A trained spotter reported a tree was uprooted, with several large tree limbs blown down.
November 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Emergency management officials reported trees and power lines down across the county. No significant damage was reported.
June 2012	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Emergency management officials reported three to five foot trees blown down across the county. Windows were blown in at several residences across the county as well as roof damage to barns. Siding was ripped off several buildings and welcome signs in town were blown over.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Trained spotters reported estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph.
August 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Several trees and power lines were reported down in Hartford City as well as through the county.
August 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Law enforcement officials reported numerous trees were blown down.
July 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Large tree blown down across county road 800 east, south of State Route 26.
January 2005	Flash Flood	Hartford City	-	Homes flooded in Hartford City. State Route 26 closed at County Road 200 E due to 4 to 5 feet of water over the intersection. The flash flooding occurred as a result of heavy rain and rapid snow melt.
May 2005	Hail	Hartford City	-	Hail was reported ranging from nickel to the size of quarters.
June 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Trees down in parts of the county, between Hartford City and Montpelier.
May 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Emergency management reported trees down in Hartford City.
July 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Law enforcement reported trees and power lines down south of Hartford City.
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Law enforcement reported power lines down southeast of Hartford City.
September 2002	Tornado (F1)	Hartford City	-	NWS officials reported the tornado touched down and lifted numerous times along the path. This tornado was produced by the same parent supercell that produced several tornadoes in the Indianapolis WFO CWA. Most of the damage occurred as it passed through Hartford City. A building at Ag Best, a fertilizer plant, was torn apart. Vehicles were also damaged at this business. The 4-H building suffered damage to its south and east sides. Numerous reports of trees and power lines were noted along the track, with trees falling down across from Southside school in Hartford City.
April 2001	Hail	Hartford City	-	Golfball size hail reported across the county.
April 2001	Hail	Hartford City	-	Power lines down.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Several large limbs down.
August 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Large limbs down with some blocking road.
September 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Two power poles and power lines blown down.
June 2000	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Trees and power lines down.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Several large branches and trees were blown down.
June 1999	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	Numerous trees and power lines were blown down along State Road 26.
July 1998	Flash Flood	Hartford City	-	RESIDENCES FLOODED. WATER 1 TO 2 FEET DEEP ON ROADS WITH STALLED VEHICLES.
July 1998	Hail	Hartford City	-	HAIL JUST NORTH OF CITY ALONG WITH TREES DOWN.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY
July 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN THROUGHOUT COUNTY.
March 2026	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
March 2026	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
April 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
April 2011	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2011	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2005	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
November 2005	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
May 2004	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
August 2003	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
March 2003	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
April 2001	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed
June 1999	Hail	Hartford City	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Blackford County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

2 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph	Property	Distance	Listed
	Blackford County Courthouse	under 500 feet	1980
	First Presbyterian Church	under 500 feet	1986

Sources for this property

National Archives record	The nomination case file for reference 06000522 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia article	Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Blackford County	All 4 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.