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Welcome to Harmon ...

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.

Harmon would have been located within present day Rutherford County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harmon is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Harmon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Harmon was located: 828

Communities Also Named Harmon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Harmon - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harmon ...

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

  • Forest City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Boiling Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Spindale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rutherfordton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Lure
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Chesnee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Chesnee is located in Cherokee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesnee <4>
  • Ellenboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • 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
  • Lawndale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

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>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rutherford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harmon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.