Welcome to Harley ...

Harley is located in Wilkes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Harley is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harley: (336)

Communities Also Named Harley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Harley - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harley ...

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

• Boone
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Jefferson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <4>
• Blowing Rock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blowing Rock
  • Blowing Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blowing Rock <4>
• West Jefferson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
  • West Jefferson is located in Ashe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Jefferson <4>
• Cedar Rock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
  • Cedar Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Cedar Rock has also been known as:
  • Cedar Rock village
• Stony Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
  • Stony Fork is located in Watauga County
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Wilkes County
• Deep Gap
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Gap
  • Deep Gap is located in Watauga County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deep Gap <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harley ...

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

Adding Harley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harley post office opened in 1892.

We also found Harley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/