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Welcome to New Harmony ...

New Harmony is located in Pike County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of New Harmony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

New Harmony is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

New Harmony lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named New Harmony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named New Harmony - they are located in Alabama (2), Florida, Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near New Harmony ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Vandalia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Wellsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
  • Perry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
    • Perry is located in Ralls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
  • Eolia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
    • Eolia is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <3>
  • Center
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Laddonia
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laddonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddonia
    • Laddonia is located in Audrain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laddonia <3>
  • Frankford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankford
    • Frankford is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankford <3>
  • Farber
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farber
    • Farber is located in Audrain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Martinsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
    • Martinsburg is located in Audrain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Harmony ...

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

Adding New Harmony to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Harmony post office opened in 1858.

We also found New Harmony in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Harmony.

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Harmony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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