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Welcome to Harelson ...

Harelson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harelson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Harelson is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harelson: 225

Communities near Harelson ...

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

  • Baton Rouge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Central
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <3>
  • Zachary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
    • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <3>
  • Baker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
    • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <3>
  • Gonzales
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gonzales have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
    • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
  • Denham Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denham Springs
    • Denham Springs is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,842 people
    • Former names for Denham Springs:
    • Amite Springs
    • Hill's Springs
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denham Springs <3>
  • Saint Gabriel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Addis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addis
    • Addis is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,464 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Addis <3>
  • Plaquemine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plaquemine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plaquemine
    • Plaquemine is located in Iberville Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,384 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plaquemine <3>
  • Walker
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Livingston Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,302 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harelson ...

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

Adding Harelson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harelson post office opened in 1909.

We also found Harelson on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harelson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including East Baton Rouge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harelson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/