Hartsville, IN

Hartsville is a town in Haw Creek and Clifty townships, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States. The 2020 census counted 317 residents. Hartsville is part of the Columbus, Indiana metropolitan statistical area. Hartsville was founded in 1832. Hartsville was also home to Hartsville College, which was chartered as Hartsville Academy on January 12, 1850. The College was absorbed into the recently created Central College, currently Huntington University, on July 15, 1897, resulting in Hartsville becoming a feeder academy to Central College. In Hartsville, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Hartsville, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Hartsville was named for Gideon B. Hartsville is home to College. Hartsville includes the College was absorbed into the recently created Central College.