Welcome to Harmon ...
Harmon is located in Westchester County<1>.
Harmon is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Harmon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
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, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harmon.
Websites for Harmon ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harmon, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Harmon ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harmon.
- Yonkers
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Greenwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- White Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <3>
- Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <3>
- Kiryas Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Port Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harmon was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).
We also found Harmon mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harmon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |