Welcome to Harris Park ...

So far, we found very little information about Harris Park. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harris Park to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harris Park, please Contact Us.

Harris Park would have been located within present day Park County<2>.

The location of Harris Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harris Park is 8,850 feet [2,697 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Harris Park is about 1¾ mile [or ~2¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Harris Park was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Harris Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Harris Park: This one is located in Park County and the other is located in Adams County.

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

Communities near Harris Park ...

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

• Idaho Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho Springs
  • Idaho Springs is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idaho Springs <5>
• Georgetown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Central City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Morrison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <5>
• Empire
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <5>
• Silver Plume
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Plume have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Plume
  • Silver Plume is located in Clear Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Plume <5>
• Black Hawk
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Hawk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Hawk
  • Black Hawk is located in Gilpin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Hawk <5>
• Russell Gulch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Gulch
  • Russell Gulch is located in Gilpin County
• Nevadaville ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevadaville
  • Nevadaville is located in Gilpin County
  • Nevadaville has also been known as:
  • Bald Mountain
  • Nevada City
• Bailey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
  • Bailey is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bailey <5>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Park County: www.parkco.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/