Welcome to Harriston ...

Harriston is located in Cooper County<1>.

Google driving directions from your current location to Harriston (Patience, this may take a moment).

We aren't confident of the location of Harriston, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harriston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.

Harriston is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Harriston: 660

Communities Also Named Harriston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Harriston - they are located in Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Harriston ...

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

Sedalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
- Sedalia is located in Pettis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,684 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedalia <4>
Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
- Boonville is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <4>
Tipton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
- Tipton is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <4>
New Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
- New Franklin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <4>
Pilot Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
- Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <4>
Smithton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
- Smithton is located in Pettis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
Otterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Otterville is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <4>
Bunceton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
- Bunceton is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <4>
Clarksburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
Windsor Place village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harriston ...

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

Adding Harriston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harriston in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harriston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harriston post office opened in 1873.

We also found Harriston in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harriston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cooper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	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.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harriston - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	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.
<6>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/