Welcome to Harrington ...

Harrington is located in Bennett County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

Harrington is 2,990 feet [911 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Harrington is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Harrington lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Harrington (for example, toward Cody (NE)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Harrington: (605)

Communities Also Named Harrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Harrington - they are located in California, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Harrington ...

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

• Saint Francis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francis
  • Saint Francis is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francis <4>
• Parmelee
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmelee
  • Parmelee is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parmelee <4>
• Two Strike
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Strike have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Strike
  • Two Strike is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 209 people
• Cody
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cody is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <4>
• Spring Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Todd County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
• Nenzel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenzel
  • Nenzel is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nenzel <4>
• Vetal
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Vetal is located in Bennett County
• Tuthill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill
  • Tuthill is located in Bennett County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuthill <4>
• Rosebud
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebud
  • Rosebud is located in Todd County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosebud <4>
• Kilgore
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Cherry County (NE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <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 Harrington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrington ...

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

Adding Harrington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harrington post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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