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Welcome to Harlow ...

Harlow is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlow, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Harlow is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harlow lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Harlow: 478

Communities Also Named Harlow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Harlow - they are located in Arkansas, Maryland, North Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Harlow ...

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

  • Tuckers Crossroad
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Dublin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockledge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • East Dublin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midway is located in Laurens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
  • Chester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Plainfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dexter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dudley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cadwell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlow ...

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

Adding Harlow to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlow 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 Harlow was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Harlow post office opened in 1895. The Harlow post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harlow - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/