Welcome to Harlan ...

Harlan is located in Allen County<1>.

The location of Harlan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harlan, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Harlan is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harlan is within the (260) area code.

The ZIP code for Harlan: 46743<4>

Communities Also Named Harlan ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Harlan - they are located in Alabama, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Harlan ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <5>
• New Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <5>
• Huntertown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntertown
  • Huntertown is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntertown <5>
• Garrett
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett
  • Garrett is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garrett <5>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Paulding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <5>
• Hicksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <5>
• Butler
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harlan ...

Looking for more information about Harlan? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harlan, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harlan.

Adding Harlan to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harlan 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 Harlan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harlan post office opened in 1851.

We also found Harlan in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harlan.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov