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Welcome to Harmony ...

Harmony is located in Marinette County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Harmony, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Harmony is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harmony lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harmony: (715) & (534)<3>

Communities Also Named Harmony ...

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

Beyond Wisconsin, 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, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (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.

  • Marinette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marinette
    • Marinette is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,466 people
  • Menominee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menominee
    • Menominee is located in Menominee County (MI)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,967 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menominee <4>
  • Oconto
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconto
    • Oconto is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,575 people
  • Peshtigo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peshtigo
    • Peshtigo is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,326 people
  • Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
    • Lake is located in Marinette County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 1,136 people
  • Crivitz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crivitz have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crivitz
    • Crivitz is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
  • Coleman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
    • Coleman is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
  • Lena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lena have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
    • Lena is located in Oconto County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Pound
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
    • Pound is located in Marinette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Rubys Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubys Corner
    • Rubys Corner is located in Marinette 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 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 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harmony.

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 Marinette County: www.marinettecounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Marinette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harmony - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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