Welcome to Harmony ...

Harmony is located in Halifax County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

Harmony is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harmony: 434

Communities Also Named Harmony ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Harmony: This one is located in Halifax County and the other is located in Shenandoah County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 95 communities that are also named Harmony - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (7), California (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (5), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey (5), New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio (3), Ontario (5), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (13), Utah, Washington, West Virginia (2), Wisconsin (2) and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Harmony ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harmony, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Harmony ...

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

• Roxboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
  • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Roxboro
  • From Harmony to Roxboro
• South Boston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to South Boston
  • From Harmony to South Boston
• Halifax
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Halifax
  • From Harmony to Halifax
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Virgilina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina
  • Virgilina is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virgilina <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Virgilina
  • From Harmony to Virgilina
• Scottsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Cluster Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
  • Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cluster Springs
  • From Harmony to Cluster Springs
• Mayo
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Halifax County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mayo
  • From Harmony to Mayo
• Ceffo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ceffo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
  • Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ceffo
  • From Harmony to Ceffo
• Concord
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Person County (NC)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harmony ...

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

Adding Harmony to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harmony 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 Harmony was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Harmony post office opened in 1835.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmony.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/