Welcome to Harbine ...
Harbine is located in Republic County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Harbine is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Harbine lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Harbine: 785
Communities Also Named Harbine ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harbine - they are located in California and Nebraska.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harbine.
Communities near Harbine ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harbine.
- Belleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Superior
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deshler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deshler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
- Deshler is located in Thayer County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <3>
- Scandia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scandia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scandia
- Scandia is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scandia <3>
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hardy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruskin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruskin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ruskin is located in Nuckolls County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruskin <3>
- Republic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Republic County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
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 Harbine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harbine.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harbine. 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 Harbine.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbine. See our Newspapers Page for Harbine.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbine ...
Looking for more information about Harbine? 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 Harbine, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harbine.
Adding Harbine to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harbine 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 Harbine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Harbine post office opened in 1880.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbine.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Republic, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harbine - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |