Welcome to Harris Grove ...

Harris Grove is located in York County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

A typical abbreviation for Harris Grove: Harris Grv.

Harris Grove is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harris Grove is within the boundaries of the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Harris Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harris Grove - they are located in Illinois and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Harris Grove ...

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

• Newport News
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <4>
• Hampton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Hampton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135,464 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Williamsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• Poquoson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <4>
• Smithfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Surry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surry
  • Surry is located in Surry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surry <4>
• Crab
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab
  • Crab is located in Gloucester County
• Gloucester Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gloucester Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester Point
  • Gloucester Point is located in Gloucester County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloucester Point <4>
• Lackey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey
  • Lackey is located in York County
• Lee Hall
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hall
  • Lee Hall is located in Newport News City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris Grove ...

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

Adding Harris Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harris Grove post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.yorkcounty.gov/

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