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Welcome to Harrisville ...

Harrisville is located in Winnebago County<1>.

The pronunciation of Harrisville: HAIR-uhs-vil<2>

Harrisville is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harrisville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Harrisville: 815 & 779<4>

Communities Also Named Harrisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Harrisville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harrisville ...

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

  • Rockford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Belvidere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Loves Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Machesney Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Roscoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Roscoe is located in Winnebago County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <5>
  • Rochelle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Genoa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Byron
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Oregon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisville ...

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

Adding Harrisville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrisville 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 Harrisville was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Harrisville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrisville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Harrisville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Harrisville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.