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Welcome to Harris Ferry ...

Harris Ferry is located in Rapides Parish<1>.

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

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

Area Codes for Harris Ferry: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Harris Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Harris Ferry - they are located in South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harris Ferry ...

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

  • Alexandria
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Marksville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bunkie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Bunkie is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunkie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,826 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunkie <4>
  • Cottonport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mansura
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lecompte
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodworth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Forest Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Moreauville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Rapides, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harris Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Harris Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Harris Ferry area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.