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Welcome to Harris ...

Harris is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Harris is located in Menominee County<1>.


The location of Harris has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Harris is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Harris is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Harris is within the boundaries of the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for Harris: 49845<4>

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Harris: This one is located in Menominee County and the other is located in Ingham County.

Beyond Michigan, 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, Massachusetts, 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.

  • Escanaba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Gladstone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Powers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Powers is located in Menominee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <5>
  • Carney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Schaffer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
    • Schaffer is located in Delta County
  • Wilson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Wilson is located in Menominee County
  • Perronville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
    • Perronville is located in Menominee County
  • Spalding
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spalding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spalding
    • Spalding is located in Menominee County
  • Dryads ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dryads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryads
    • Dryads is located in Menominee County
  • Ford River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
    • Ford River is located in Delta County

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harris, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1900.

We also found Harris on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.

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 Menominee County: www.menomineecounty.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Menominee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Harris). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harris or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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