Welcome to Harford ...

Harford is located in Susquehanna County<1>.

The location of Harford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

Harford is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harford is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Harford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harford - they are located in Maryland and New York.

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

Communities near Harford ...

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

• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Jermyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jermyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jermyn
  • Jermyn is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jermyn <4>
• Forest City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
  • Forest City is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <4>
• Mayfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Montrose
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montrose have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>
• Susquehanna Depot
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Susquehanna Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Depot
  • Susquehanna Depot is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
• Clarks Green
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Green
  • Clarks Green is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,383 people
• Hallstead
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallstead
  • Hallstead is located in Susquehanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallstead <4>
• Dalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <4>
• Factoryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
  • Factoryville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,183 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Factoryville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harford ...

Looking for more information about Harford? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harford.

Adding Harford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harford post office opened in 1813.

We also found Harford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Susquehanna County: www.susquehanna.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/