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Welcome to Harbuck ...

Harbuck is located in Polk County<1>.

Harbuck is 1,640 feet [500 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Harbuck and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Harbuck: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Harbuck ...

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

  • Jacktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jacktown is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 67,319 people
  • Pantertown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Pantertown is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pantertown
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,749 people
  • Etowah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cutcane
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cutcane is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,417 people
  • Belltown Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Belltown Hill is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,457 people
  • Murphy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Murphy is located in Cherokee County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
  • Hemp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Blue Ridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Benton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McCaysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbuck ...

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

Adding Harbuck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harbuck 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 (so far) for Harbuck was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbuck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harbuck - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Harbuck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Harbuck area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.