Welcome to Harris ...

Harris is located in Humboldt County<1>.

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

Harris is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Harris is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Harris lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harris lies within the (707) area code.

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Harris: This one is located in Humboldt County and the other is located in Santa Barbara County.

Beyond California, there are 49 communities that are also named Harris - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harris ...

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

• Alderpoint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderpoint
  • Alderpoint is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderpoint <3>
• Garberville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garberville
  • Garberville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garberville <3>
• Cooks Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Valley
  • Cooks Valley is located in Humboldt County
• Bell Springs ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs
  • Bell Springs is located in Mendocino County
• Fort Seward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Seward
  • Fort Seward is located in Humboldt County
• Redway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redway
  • Redway is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redway <3>
• Phillipsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsville
  • Phillipsville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsville <3>
• Piercy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piercy
  • Piercy is located in Mendocino County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piercy <3>
• Briceland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briceland
  • Briceland is located in Humboldt County
• Zenia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenia
  • Zenia is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zenia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris ...

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

Adding Harris to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

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