Welcome to Harrelson ...

Harrelson is located in Cass County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrelson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Harrelson is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harrelson: (816)

Communities near Harrelson ...

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

• Overland Park
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
  • Overland Park is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <4>
• Olathe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
  • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <4>
• Lee's Summit
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lee's Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee's Summit
  • Lee's Summit is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lee's Summit <4>
• Lenexa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenexa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
  • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenexa <4>
• Leawood
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
  • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leawood <4>
• Raytown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raytown
  • Raytown is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raytown <4>
• Grandview
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Grandview is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <4>
• Belton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belton
  • Belton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belton <4>
• Prairie Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Village
  • Prairie Village is located in Johnson County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Village <4>
• Harrisonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrelson ...

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

Adding Harrelson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrelson 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 Harrelson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrelson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cass County: www.casscounty.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/