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Welcome to Harrelson ...

Harrelson is located in Cass County<1>.

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

Harrelson is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harrelson: 816 & 975<3>

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)
  • Olathe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Olathe is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
    • 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)
  • Lenexa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenexa is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa
    • 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)
    • Leawood is located in Johnson County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leawood
    • 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)
  • Grandview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Belton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisonville
    (11 miles [17.7 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 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 (so far) for Harrelson was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrelson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrelson - 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 816 code has been Overlayed with the 975 area code. New phone numbers in the Harrelson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 816 or 975. As a result, placing a call in the Harrelson 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.