Welcome to Harrell ...

Harrell is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Harrell is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harrell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Harrell: 334

Communities Also Named Harrell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harrell - they are located in Arkansas and Indiana.

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

Communities near Harrell ...

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

• Selma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Valley Grande
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grande have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
  • Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
• Marion
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Harrell to Marion
• Uniontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Uniontown
  • From Harrell to Uniontown
• Orrville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <4>
• Massillon ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Massillon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
  • Massillon is located in Dallas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Massillon
  • From Harrell to Massillon
• Suttle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
  • Suttle is located in Perry County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Suttle
  • From Harrell to Suttle
• Augustin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Augustin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
  • Augustin is located in Perry County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Augustin
  • From Harrell to Augustin
• Browns
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Browns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
  • Browns is located in Dallas County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Browns
  • From Harrell to Browns
• Sunset Mill Village
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
  • Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas 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 Harrell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrell ...

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

Adding Harrell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Harrell post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/