Hartford

Population: (2000) 500 Elevation: 1085ft. Located in the Central Region of the state, in Coffey County on Hwy 130. A suburb of Emporia,(16 miles), Hartford is midway between Topeka, (60 miles), and Wichita. Hartford is located in the beautiful valley of the Neosho river, on the Missouri Pacific Railway.

Outdoor recreation is near the Neosho River and the Cottonwood River. The John Redmond Reservoir & Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge are also nearby. The northern boundry of Lyon County is near and parallels the Old Santa Fe Trail. Many settlers, on their way west found this county delightful and ideal for homesteading and town building.