Welcome to Harbin ...

So far, we found very little information about Harbin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harbin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harbin, please Contact Us.

Harbin would have been located within present day Oconee County<2>.

The location of Harbin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbin, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harbin is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Harbin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harbin would have been located in the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named Harbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Harbin - they are located in Georgia, Michigan, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Harbin ...

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

• Clemson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemson
  • Clemson is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,780 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemson <5>
• Seneca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Toccoa
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccoa
  • Toccoa is located in Stephens County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toccoa <5>
• Walhalla
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walhalla
  • Walhalla is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walhalla <5>
• Jarrett
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
  • Jarrett is located in Stephens County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,974 people
• Westminster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Oconee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Lavonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavonia
  • Lavonia is located in Franklin County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavonia <5>
• Carnesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnesville
  • Carnesville is located in Franklin County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carnesville <5>
• Carnes Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carnes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Creek
  • Carnes Creek is located in Stephens County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 601 people
• Bowersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
  • Bowersville is located in Hart County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowersville <5>

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

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

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

Adding Harbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harbin 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 Harbin was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harbin on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Oconee County: www.oconeesc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/