Welcome to Harwards ...

Harwards is located in Sagadahoc County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwards, 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.

Harwards is near sea level<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Harwards: (207)

Communities near Harwards ...

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

• Lewiston
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
  • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <4>
• Brunswick
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,619 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <4>
• Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Lisbon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <4>
• Topsham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topsham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topsham
  • Topsham is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topsham <4>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,633 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Bath
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Sagadahoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Gardiner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
  • Gardiner is located in Kennebec County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
• Sabattus
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabattus
  • Sabattus is located in Androscoggin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabattus <4>
• Harpswell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harpswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpswell
  • Harpswell is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpswell <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 Harwards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harwards.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harwards ...

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

Adding Harwards to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harwards 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 Harwards was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harwards on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harwards.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/