Welcome to Harford ...

Harford is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Harford is 1,190 feet [363 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Harford: (607)

Communities Also Named Harford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harford - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Harford ...

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

• Ithaca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
• Cortland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
• Lansing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Homer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
• Groton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
• Dryden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
• McGraw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
• Newark Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <3>
• Whitney Point
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <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 Harford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harford ...

Looking for more information about Harford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harford.

Adding Harford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harford post office opened in 1826.

We also found Harford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/