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Welcome to Harkins ...

Harkins is located in Harford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Harkins is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harkins: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Harkins ...

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

  • Aberdeen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bel Air
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
    • Former names for Bel Air:
    • Belle Air
    • Belle Aire
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
  • Red Lion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dallastown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Glen Rock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Loganville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Yoe is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 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 Harkins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harkins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harkins ...

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

Adding Harkins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harkins post office opened in 1888. The Harkins post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Harkins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Harkins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/