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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)
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <3>
  • Stamford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Greenwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • 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)
  • Palm Tree
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Harrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiryas Joel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • 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)
    • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
    • 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 (so far) for Harmon was mentioned on a train schedule titled New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941).

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.