Welcome to Harmony ...

Harmony is located in New Castle County<1>.

The location of Harmony has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmony, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Harmony is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harmony lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Harmony: (302)

Communities Also Named Harmony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 95 communities that are also named Harmony - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (7), California (2), Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (5), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (5), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (13), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harmony.

Communities near Harmony ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harmony.

• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• West Chester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Elkton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Cecil County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Kennett Square
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett Square
  • Kennett Square is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett Square <4>
• Elsmere
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,761 people
• Oxford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Chester County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,594 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• New Castle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in New Castle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harmony. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harmony.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harmony. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmony.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmony. See our Newspapers Page for Harmony.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harmony ...

Looking for more information about Harmony? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harmony, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harmony.

Adding Harmony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harmony in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harmony was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harmony on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harmony. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/