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Welcome to Harless ...

Harless is located in Boone County<1>.

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

Harless is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harless: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Harless ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harless - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Harless ...

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

  • Charleston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • South Charleston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Albans
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dunbar
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nitro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chesapeake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Belle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Chapmanville
    (15 miles [24.1 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 Harless. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harless.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harless ...

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

Adding Harless to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harless in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Harless was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harless.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harless - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Harless area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Harless area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.