Welcome to Harrison ...Harrison is located in Jackson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Harrison is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Harrison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Harrison: 618 & 730<3> Communities Also Named Harrison ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Harrison: This one is located in Jackson County and the other is located in Winnebago County. Beyond Illinois, there are 45 communities that are also named Harrison - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harrison. Communities near Harrison ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrison.
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 Harrison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrison. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrison. 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 Harrison. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison. See our Newspapers Page for Harrison. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison ...Looking for more information about Harrison? 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 Harrison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harrison. Adding Harrison to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Harrison 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 (so far) for Harrison was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison. Footnotes ...
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