Welcome to Harrisburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Harrisburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harrisburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrisburg, please Contact Us.

Harrisburg would have been located within present day Inyo County<2>.

Harrisburg was settled in 1905.

When the people of Harrisburg referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Harrisburger<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harrisburg is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Harrisburg is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Harrisburg was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harrisburg would have been located in the (760) and (442)<5> area codes.

Going back to its beginning, Harrisburg was originally named Harrisberry. For more information about the names of Harrisburg, see The Names of Harrisburg on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Harrisburg ...

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

Skidoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidoo
- Skidoo is located in Inyo County
Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Death Valley Charcoal Kilns
- Death Valley Charcoal Kilns is located in Inyo County
Indian Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Indian Village is located in Inyo County
Furnace Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
- Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
- Furnace Creek has also been known as:
- Furnace Creek Ranch
Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
- Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
- Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
- Greenland
Stovepipe Wells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovepipe Wells
- Stovepipe Wells is located in Inyo County
Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
- Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
Panamint City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamint City
- Panamint City is located in Inyo County
Park Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Park Village is located in Inyo County
Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
- Beatty Junction is located in Inyo 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 Harrisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisburg.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harrisburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Harrisburg refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Harrisburg may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrisburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>	Area code (442) is an overlay for area code (760).
<6>	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.