Welcome to Harnedsville ...

Harnedsville is located in Somerset County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harnedsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Harnedsville is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Harnedsville: (814)

Communities near Harnedsville ...

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

• Somerset
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <4>
• Meyersdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <4>
• South Connellsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
  • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <4>
• Dunbar
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>
• Grantsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Rockwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Rockwood is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
• Salisbury
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Friendsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendsville
  • Friendsville is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendsville <4>
• Garrett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <4>
• Accident
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accident
  • Accident is located in Garrett County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Accident <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 Harnedsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harnedsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harnedsville ...

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

Adding Harnedsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harnedsville post office opened in 1848.

We also found Harnedsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harnedsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/