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Welcome to Harney ...

Harney is located in Weld County<1>.

Harney is 4,890 feet [1,490 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Harney is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Communities Also Named Harney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Harney - they are located in Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Harney ...

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

  • Thornton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Longmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Loveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Broomfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Brighton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Northglenn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Erie
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Erie is located in Boulder County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,318 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Lafayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Louisville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harney ...

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

Adding Harney to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harney 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 (so far) for Harney was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harney.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Weld, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harney - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.