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Welcome to Harbine ...

The village of Harbine is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbine, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harbine has a population of 46 people<2> (see below for details).

Harbine is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Harbine: 402 & 531<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harbine had an population of 46 people. This is a decrease of 6.12% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.86% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harbine had a population of 49 people. This makes Harbine the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 49 people, the population of Harbine decreased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 56 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harbine.

Communities Also Named Harbine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harbine - they are located in California and Kansas.

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

Communities near Harbine ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbine ...

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

Adding Harbine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harbine 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 Harbine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Harbine post office opened in 1887.

We also found Harbine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbine.

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harbine.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harbine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Harbine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Harbine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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