Welcome to Harkness ...

Harkness is located in Bradford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harkness, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Harkness is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harkness is within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Harkness ...

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

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

Communities near Harkness ...

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

• Elmira
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
  • Elmira is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira <4>
• Sayre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Waverly
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Tioga County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• Elmira Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira Heights
  • Elmira Heights is located in Chemung County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmira Heights <4>
• Athens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
• Mansfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Tioga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,972 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
• Towanda
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towanda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towanda
  • Towanda is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Towanda <4>
• Canton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Troy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• South Waverly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Waverly
  • South Waverly is located in Bradford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,006 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 Harkness. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harkness.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harkness ...

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

Adding Harkness to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harkness post office opened in 1899.

We also found Harkness on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harkness.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/

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