Welcome to Harrop ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrop, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Harrop: Named after Ernest Harrop, who was the first Postmaster.

Time Zone: Harrop lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Note: If you travel east from Harrop, you will soon leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Harrop: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Communities near Harrop ...

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

• Nelson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelson <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nelson
  • From Harrop to Nelson
• Atbara ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atbara
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atbara
  • From Harrop to Atbara
• Balfour
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balfour
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balfour <2>
• Procter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procter
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Procter
  • From Harrop to Procter
• Pilot Bay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Bay
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pilot Bay
  • From Harrop to Pilot Bay
• Ainsworth Hot Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Hot Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth Hot Springs <2>
• Crawford Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford Bay <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crawford Bay
  • From Harrop to Crawford Bay
• Gray Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Creek
• Appledale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appledale
• Kootenay Bay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kootenay Bay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kootenay Bay <2>

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrop ...

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

Adding Harrop to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Harrop was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrop.