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Welcome to Harristown ...The village of Harristown is located in Macon County<1>. The location of Harristown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Harristown: HAIR-uhs-town<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Harristown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Harristown has a population of 1,292 people<4> (see below for details). Harristown is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Harristown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Harristown: (217) The ZIP code for Harristown: 62537<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harristown had an population of 1,292 people. This is a decrease of 5.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.44% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Harristown had a population of 1,367 people. This makes Harristown the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Harristown represents 0.01% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 584th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,367 people, the population of Harristown increased 2.17% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,338 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Harristown. Communities Also Named Harristown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Harristown - they are located in Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harristown. Communities near Harristown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harristown.
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 Harristown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harristown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harristown. 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 Harristown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harristown. See our Newspapers Page for Harristown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harristown ...Looking for more information about Harristown? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Harristown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harristown. Adding Harristown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Harristown 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 Harristown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Harristown in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Harristown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harristown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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