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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harrison (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harrison. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Harrison is located in Citrus County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Citrus County: Hernando, Levy, Marion & Sumter.

Below are the counties that are near Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrison:

  • Citrus County     (The home county of Harrison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Holder
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Pine Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Citrus Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Beverly Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Black Diamond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Lecanto
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Istachatta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Nobleton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Centralia ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Centralia is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • North Brooksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Brookridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Brookridge is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookridge
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • High Point
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • High Point is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • South Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • Wiscon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Wiscon is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscon
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Conant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Lady Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Levy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Inglis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Yankeetown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Morriston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Williston Highlands
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Williston Highlands is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston Highlands
    • Gulf Hammock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • East Williston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Williston is located in Levy County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Williston
    • Williston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Chatmire
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Chatmire is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatmire
    • Dunnellon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • York
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • York is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Danks Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fellowship
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Fellowship is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
    • Ocala
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Belleview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Summerfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Martin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Martin is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Silver Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Sumter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Bay Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Oxford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Wildwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wahoo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Orange Home
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Sumterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Villages
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Bushnell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for Harrison.

Cemeteries Near Harrison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harrison - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.

  • Burke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Beverly Hills Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hernando Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockwell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dunnellon Community Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Episcopal Church of the Advent Memorial Garden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lecanto Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Citronelle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dog Ear Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Crystal River Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dampeir Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Mannfield Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Rutland Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Harrison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrison.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.

  • Hernando
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Arlington is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Lecanto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Citronelle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Citronelle is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citronelle
  • Inverness
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Leroy ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Crystal River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mannfield ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
  • York
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • York is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • Rutland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rutland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Cotton Plant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Cotton Plant is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Plant
  • Romeo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Romeo is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeo
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Floral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Early Bird
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Early Bird is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Bird
    • Carlson
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Carlson is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrison.

Newspapers Published in Harrison ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harrison:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.