Hardwick, California

Hardwick, California

Hardwick is a small rural community in Kings County. California. It is located 6.5 miles (10.5 km) northwest of Hanford in the San Joaquin Valley on Excelsior Avenue between 14th and 15th Avenues. The Kings River runs 1.2 miles (1.9 km) north of the community. The unincorporated village is not listed by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census-designated place or city. Its ZIP Code is 93230 and the community is inside area code 559.

The Kings County Fire Department operates a fire station in Hardwick.

The community is located in the Kings River-Hardwick School District.

History

Hardwick was named to commemorate an official of the Southern Pacific Railroad.

A post office was established in Hardwick in 1895, discontinued in 1904, reestablished in 1909, and finally permanently closed in 1942. Subsequently, the community has been served by the post office located in Hanford. [cite book | last=Durham | first=David L. | title=Place-Names of Central California | pages=118 | publisher=Word Dancer Press | location=Clovis, CA | year=2001 | id=ISBN 1884995330]

The first school in the community was moved from the then fading town of Kingston. Another schoolhouse was reportedly built in 1893. Subsequently, a new school was constructed in 1914 and operated until the Hardwick and Kings River schools unified in 1962. The present fire station is located on the site of that school. [cite book | last=Gibson| first=H. H. | title=History of Kings County Public Schools, California | publisher=George Watson, Copy Connection | location=Hanford, CA | year=2004]

References

External links

* [https://www.edline.net/pages/krhsd Kings River-Hardwick School District]


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