Welcome to Harrisville ...

Harrisville is located in Dorchester County<1>.

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

Harrisville is near sea level<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Harrisville: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Communities Also Named Harrisville ...

While we believe that this Harrisville is located in Dorchester County, we know of another 2 Maryland communities named Harrisville. Those communities are located in the following counties: Carroll and Cecil County.

Beyond Maryland, there are 23 communities that are also named Harrisville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harrisville ...

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

• Cambridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cambridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <5>
• Trappe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trappe
  • Trappe is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trappe <5>
• Oxford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Talbot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Secretary
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secretary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secretary
  • Secretary is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Secretary <5>
• East New Market
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East New Market have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East New Market
  • East New Market is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East New Market <5>
• Vienna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vienna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Dorchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Golden Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Hill
  • Golden Hill is located in Dorchester County
• Taylors Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylors Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Island
  • Taylors Island is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylors Island <5>
• Patamoke Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patamoke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
  • Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
• Lloyds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
  • Lloyds is located in Dorchester 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 Harrisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisville ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dorchester County: www.commissioners.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/