Hartville, MO

Hartville is a city in and the county seat of Wright County, Missouri, United States. The 2020 census counted 594 residents. A post office called Hartville has been in operation since 1842. The community was settled in the early 19th century, and bears the name of Isaac Hart, a pioneer citizen. Hartville has a lending library, a branch of the Wright County Library. That mix gives Hartville a clear local shape within Missouri, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Hartville is located on Missouri Routes 5 and 38, along the Wood's Fork of the Gasconade River, which flows into the Gasconade just east of the community.