Welcome to Harris ...
Harris is located in Bristol County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Harris is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Harris lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Harris: 508 & 774<3>
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, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, 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.
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
- Fall River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fall River is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
- Warwick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Warwick is located in Kent County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
- Cranston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
- Pawtucket
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
- Taunton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
- Attleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Attleboro is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
- Woonsocket
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
- Cumberland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Norfolk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 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. 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 (so far) for Harris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1881. The Harris post office closed in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harris - 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 508 code has been Overlayed with the 774 area code. New phone numbers in the Harris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 508 or 774. As a result, placing a call in the Harris area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |