Welcome to Harshaw ...
So far, we found very little information about Harshaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harshaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harshaw, please Contact Us.
Harshaw would have been located within present day Santa Cruz County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Harshaw, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
Harshaw was established in 1880.
The origin (or the toponymy) of Harshaw: Named after David T. Harshaw, who first discovered gold and silver in the area.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Harshaw is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Harshaw is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Harshaw was located is in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time
The location where Harshaw once stood is in the (520) area code.
Communities Also Named Harshaw ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harshaw - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harshaw.
Communities near Harshaw ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harshaw.
- Nogales
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nogales
- Nogales is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nogales <5>
- Patagonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patagonia
- Patagonia is located in Santa Cruz County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patagonia <5>
- Duquesne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duquesne
- Duquesne is located in Santa Cruz County
- Washington Camp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Camp
- Washington Camp is located in Santa Cruz County
- Crittenden ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crittenden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crittenden
- Crittenden is located in Santa Cruz County
- Casa Blanca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Casa Blanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Casa Blanca is located in Santa Cruz County
- Kino Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kino Springs
- Kino Springs is located in Santa Cruz County
- Lochiel ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Lochiel is located in Santa Cruz County
- Beyerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beyerville
- Beyerville is located in Santa Cruz County
- Salado ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Harshaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harshaw.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harshaw. 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 Harshaw.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harshaw. See our Newspapers Page for Harshaw.
Adding Harshaw to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harshaw 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 Harshaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Harshaw post office opened in 1880.
We also found Harshaw in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harshaw.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.az.us/
The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harshaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Santa Cruz, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |