Welcome to Harris ...

The city of Harris is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Harris is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Harris lies within the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 49 communities that are also named Harris - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harris ...

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

• Garnett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett
  • Garnett is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garnett <3>
• Burlington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
• Le Roy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
• Waverly
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
• Richmond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Colony
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Colony is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
• Williamsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <3>
• New Strawn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Strawn
  • New Strawn is located in Coffey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Strawn <3>
• Quenemo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quenemo
  • Quenemo is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Quenemo has also been known as:
  • Quenemo Agency
• Melvern
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvern have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvern
  • Melvern is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Melvern has also been known as:
  • Melvin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvern <3>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harris.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris ...

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

Adding Harris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harris 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 Harris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1887.

We also found Harris in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/