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Welcome to Harding Crossing ...

Harding Crossing is located in Schenectady County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Harding Crossing: Harding Xing.

Harding Crossing is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harding Crossing: 518 & 838<3>

Communities near Harding Crossing ...

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

  • Albany
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Troy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy is located in Rensselaer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
  • Saratoga Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Amsterdam
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cohoes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Watervliet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rensselaer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Colonie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballston Spa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mechanicville
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Harding Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harding Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harding Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Schenectady, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harding Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Harding Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Harding Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.