Welcome to Harness ...

Harness is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harness, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Harness is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harness lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Harness: (217)

Communities Also Named Harness ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harness - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Harness ...

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

• Lincoln
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Mason City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
  • Mason City is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason City <4>
• Delavan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
  • Delavan is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delavan <4>
• Atlanta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlanta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
  • Atlanta is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atlanta <4>
• Manito
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manito have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manito
  • Manito is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manito <4>
• Minier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minier
  • Minier is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minier <4>
• South Pekin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pekin
  • South Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
• Hopedale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopedale
  • Hopedale is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopedale <4>
• Greenview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
  • Greenview is located in Menard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <4>
• Green Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Green Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Valley <4>

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 Harness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harness.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harness. 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 Harness.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harness ...

Looking for more information about Harness? 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 Harness, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harness.

Adding Harness to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harness 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 Harness was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harness post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harness.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Logan County: www.co.logan.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov