Welcome to Harwood ...

Harwood is located in Highland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Harwood is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Harwood is within the boundaries of the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Harwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Harwood: This one is located in Highland County and the other is located in Morrow County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 17 communities that are also named Harwood - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, North Dakota, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Harwood ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
• Blanchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
  • Blanchester is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <3>
• Georgetown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Mount Orab
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <3>
• Bethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
• Williamsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• Batavia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Clermont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,967 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <3>
• Lynchburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• New Vienna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <3>
• Sardinia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harwood ...

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

Adding Harwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harwood post office opened in 1877.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/