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Welcome to Harshasville ...

Harshasville is located in Adams County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Harshasville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

Harshasville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Harshasville: (937)

Communities near Harshasville ...

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

  • Georgetown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
  • West Union
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
  • Peebles
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ripley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sardinia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
    • Sardinia is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <4>
  • Winchester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Winchester is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
  • Russellville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Brown County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Mowrystown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
    • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Cherry Fork
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
    • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
    • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people

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 Harshasville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harshasville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harshasville ...

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

Adding Harshasville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harshasville 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 Harshasville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harshasville post office opened in 1865.

We also found Harshasville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harshasville.

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harshasville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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