Welcome to Harrington ...

Harrington is located in Alleghany County<1>.

The location of Harrington has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Harrington is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Harrington: (540)

Communities Also Named Harrington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Harrington - they are located in California, Delaware, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Dakota and Washington.

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

Communities near Harrington ...

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

• Covington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Covington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Clifton Forge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
  • Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
• Iron Gate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
• Low Moor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Moor
  • Low Moor is located in Alleghany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Low Moor <4>
• Carloover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
  • Carloover is located in Bath County
• Greenwood ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Bath County
• Moss Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
  • Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
• Selma
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Alleghany County
• Rich Patch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
  • Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrington ...

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

Adding Harrington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrington 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 Harrington was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alleghany County: www.co.alleghany.va.us/

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