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Welcome to Harley ...

Harley is located in Roane County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Harley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Harley is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Harley: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Harley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Harley - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and Ontario.

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

Communities near Harley ...

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

  • Spencer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clendenin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Reedy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Rushville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
    • Rushville is located in Roane County
  • Roxalana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
    • Roxalana is located in Roane County
  • Pigeon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
    • Pigeon is located in Roane County
  • Zona
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
    • Zona is located in Roane County
  • Cicerone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
    • Cicerone is located in Roane County
  • Procious
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
    • Procious is located in Clay 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 Harley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harley ...

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

Adding Harley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harley post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harley.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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/









 

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