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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harmon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harmon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harmon, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harmon (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harmon. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Harmon is historic, it would have been located within present day Rutherford County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Rutherford County: Buncombe, Burke, Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Polk, Cherokee (SC) & Spartanburg (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Harmon. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harmon:
- Rutherford County (The home county of Harmon)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Bostic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spindale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Mount Pisgah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bakersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bakersville is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersville
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Alexander Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alexander Mills is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Mills
- Union Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Buncombe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Ridgecrest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Black Mountain
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Montreat
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Burke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Brindletown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brindletown is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindletown
- Rollins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rollins is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Camp Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Creek is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Ramsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Parkhill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Parkhill is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Enola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Enola is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Salem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Shoups Ford
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shoups Ford is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoups Ford
- Glen Alpine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Yellow Gap
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Yellow Gap is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Gap
- Calvin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Calvin is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Magnolia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Morganton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Catawba County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cooksville is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Banoak
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Banoak is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banoak
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Cliffside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cliffside is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffside
- Mooresboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mooresboro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Polkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Lattimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Campcall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Campcall is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campcall
- Delight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Delight is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Kingstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kingstown is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Cleveland Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland Mills is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Mills
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Boiling Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Casar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawndale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gaston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Dellview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Population from the 2010 Census: 13 people
- Cherryville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Perry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Perry is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Bat Cave
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bearwallow is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Baxter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Baxter is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Gerton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Saluda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Dana is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana
- Upward
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Upward is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upward
- U-No
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- U-No is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for U-No
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- North Brook ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- North Brook is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brook
- Laurel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Hulls Crossroads
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
- Henry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Henry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Vale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- McDowell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
- Mountain Home ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Glenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glenwood is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Sugar Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sugar Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Patten
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Patten is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten
- Providence
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Providence is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- West Marion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- West Marion is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Marion
- Marion
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Nebo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lackey Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lackey Town is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Town
- Moffitt Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Moffitt Hill is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffitt Hill
- Greenlee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlee is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Old Fort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Mill Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lynn is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Tryon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Cherokee County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Chesnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- East Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- East Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gaffney
- Gaffney
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blacksburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville County (SC)
- Gowensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gowensville is located in Greenville County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowensville
- Spartanburg County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brooklyn is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Fingerville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mayo
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Landrum
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Landrum is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <2>
- Boiling Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Campobello
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <2>
- Gramling
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Falls
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Inman Mills
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inman Mills is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Mills
- Inman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Inman is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <2>
- Converse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harmon, see our County-by-County Page for Harmon.
Cemeteries Near Harmon ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harmon.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harmon - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harmon covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Wilson Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wells Springs UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48458 <3>
- Brittain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherfordton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Francis Episcopal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spindale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul AME Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (318 more) ...
- Bostic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centennial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Centennial Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Rutherfordton.
- The Centennial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centennial UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47080 <3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Harmon in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harmon.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harmon, with the one closest to Harmon listed first.
- Bostic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Washburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Washburn is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
- Rutherfordton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunshine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Mack ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Trio ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trio is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollis is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Green Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New House is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New House
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Golden ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Golden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
- Henrietta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henrietta is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Vein Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vein Mountain is located in McDowell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vein Mountain
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harmon. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harmon.
Newspapers Published in Harmon ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harmon.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harmon, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harmon.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harmon:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Rutherford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Buncombe County
- Burke County
- Catawba County
- Cleveland County
- Gaston County
- Henderson County
- Lincoln County
- McDowell County
- Polk County
- Cherokee County
- Greenville County
- Spartanburg County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harmon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harmon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |