Welcome to Harmony ...

Harmony is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Harmony is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harmony lies within the (803) area code.

Websites for Harmony ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.yorkcountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harmony, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Harmony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Harmony: This one is located in York County and the other is located in Edgefield County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 95 communities that are also named Harmony - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (7), California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (5), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (5), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Tennessee (4), Texas (13), Utah, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Harmony ...

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

• Rock Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Rock Hill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Hill <4>
• Fort Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mill
  • Fort Mill is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Mill <4>
• Waxhaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxhaw
  • Waxhaw is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxhaw <4>
• Tega Cay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tega Cay
  • Tega Cay is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tega Cay <4>
• Weddington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
  • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <4>
• Wesley Chapel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
  • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <4>
• Pineville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Mecklenburg County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Marvin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
  • Marvin is located in Union County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harmony ...

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

Adding Harmony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Harmony was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcountygov.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/