Welcome to Harrogate ...
The city of Harrogate is located in Claiborne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrogate, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Harrogate has a population of 4,340 people<2> (see below for details).
Harrogate is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Harrogate lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Harrogate (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Harrogate: 423
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrogate had an population of 4,340 people. This is a decrease of 1.12% since the 2010 Census.
At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrogate had a population of 4,389 people (which is 13.62% of the total population of Claiborne County). This makes Harrogate the county's most populous community.
The population of Harrogate represents 0.07% of the population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 110th most populous community.
More information can be found on the Census Page for Harrogate.
Communities Also Named Harrogate ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harrogate - it's located in British Columbia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harrogate.
Communities near Harrogate ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrogate.
- Middlesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
- Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <4>
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
- New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>
- Alanthus Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Tazewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <4>
- Pineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Pineville is located in Bell County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <4>
- Minton Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Evans Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Braden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Braden is located in Union County
- Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
- Premier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Stony Fork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stony Fork Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
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 Harrogate. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrogate.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrogate. 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 Harrogate.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrogate. See our Newspapers Page for Harrogate.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrogate ...
Looking for more information about Harrogate? 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 Harrogate, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrogate.
Adding Harrogate to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harrogate 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 Harrogate was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Harrogate post office opened in 1891.
We also found Harrogate in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrogate.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrogate. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harrogate. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrogate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |