Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harris had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Linkville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Linkville is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- La Paz Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- La Paz Junction is also located in Marshall County
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- La Paz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- La Paz is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Paz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Plymouth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Teegarden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Teegarden is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Donaldson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Donaldson is also located in Marshall County
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- Twin Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Lakes is also located in Marshall County
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- Inwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Inwood is also located in Marshall County
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- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lakeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walkerton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grovertown is located in Starke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovertown
- North Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hibbard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hibbard is also located in Marshall County
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- Burr Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burr Oak is also located in Marshall County
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- Rutland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rutland is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Argos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Argos is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argos <2>
- Bourbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Nutwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nutwood is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutwood
- Kankakee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kankakee is located in LaPorte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kankakee
- Maxinkuckee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Maxinkuckee is also located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxinkuckee
- Hamlet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ober
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ober is located in Starke County
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- Crumstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Crumstown is located in Saint Joseph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumstown
- Nappanee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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