Welcome to Harmony ...
Harmony is located in Halifax County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Harmony, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
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.<3>.
Time Zone: Harmony lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Harmony is located in the (434) area code.
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 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.
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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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 <5>
- 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.<4> 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 <5>
- 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
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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>
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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harmony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |