Welcome to Harmon ...

Harmon is located in Morton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Harmon is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harmon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Harmon and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The area code for Harmon: (701)

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 Carolina, 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.

• Bismarck
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bismarck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Mandan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandan
  • Mandan is located in Morton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mandan <4>
• Lincoln
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Burleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Wilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
• Center
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • Center is located in Oliver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <4>
• Twin City Estates
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Estates
  • Twin City Estates is located in Morton County
• Lyons
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Morton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• On-a-Slant Village ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for On-a-Slant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for On-a-Slant Village
  • On-a-Slant Village is located in Morton County
• Sanger
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
  • Sanger is located in Oliver County
• Apple Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Apple Valley is located in Burleigh County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harmon ...

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

Adding Harmon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harmon post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Morton County: www.co.morton.nd.us/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/