Welcome to Harney ...

Harney is located in Carroll County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Harney, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harney, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Harney is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Harney: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Websites for Harney ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.carrollcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harney, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Harney ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Harney - they are located in Colorado, Florida, 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.

• Westminster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <6>
• Hanover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <6>
• Gettysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <6>
• Thurmont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <6>
• Taneytown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <6>
• Walkersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
  • Walkersville is located in Frederick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkersville <6>
• Hampstead
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <6>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
• Littlestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <6>
• Carroll Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
  • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <6>

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 for Harney was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Harney post office opened in 1858.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harney.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carroll County: www.ccgov.carr.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/