Welcome to Harford Mills ...

Harford Mills is located in Cortland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harford Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

A typical abbreviation for Harford Mills: Harford Mls. (or less commonly used: Harford Mlls.)

Harford Mills is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harford Mills: 607

Communities near Harford Mills ...

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

• Ithaca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ithaca
  • From Harford Mills to Ithaca
• Cortland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
  • Cortland is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cortland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cortland
  • From Harford Mills to Cortland
• Lansing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
  • Lansing is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
• Cayuga Heights
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cayuga Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Heights
  • Cayuga Heights is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
• Homer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homer
  • From Harford Mills to Homer
• Groton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groton
  • Groton is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Groton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Groton
  • From Harford Mills to Groton
• Dryden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
• McGraw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGraw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGraw
  • McGraw is located in Cortland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGraw <3>
• Newark Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Valley
  • Newark Valley is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark Valley <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark Valley
  • From Harford Mills to Newark Valley
• Whitney Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Point
  • Whitney Point is located in Broome County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitney Point <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Whitney Point
  • From Harford Mills to Whitney Point

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harford Mills ...

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

Adding Harford Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Harford Mills post office opened in 1864.

We also found Harford Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harford Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cortland County: www.cortland-co.org/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/