Welcome to Harold ...

Harold is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Harold, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harold, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Harold is 2,830 feet [863 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Harold is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Harold lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Harold ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Harold - they are located in Florida, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ontario and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Harold ...

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

• Lancaster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Los Angeles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Littlerock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlerock
  • Littlerock is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlerock <4>
• Acton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
  • Acton is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acton <4>
• Paris
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Los Angeles County
• Quartz Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartz Hill
  • Quartz Hill is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quartz Hill <4>
• Pearblossom
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearblossom
  • Pearblossom is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearblossom <4>
• Juniper Hills
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Hills
  • Juniper Hills is located in Los Angeles County
• Leona Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Valley
  • Leona Valley is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leona Valley <4>
• Agua Dulce
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agua Dulce
  • Agua Dulce is located in Los Angeles County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agua Dulce <4>
• Del Sur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Sur
  • Del Sur is located in Los Angeles County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harold ...

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

Adding Harold to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harold post office opened in 1890.

We also found Harold in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harold.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/