Welcome to Harriston ...
Harriston is located in Jefferson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harriston, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.
Harriston is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Harriston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Harriston: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Harriston ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Harriston - they are located in Missouri, 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.
- Port Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Port Gibson
- From Harriston to Port Gibson
- Saint Joseph
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Joseph
- From Harriston to Saint Joseph
- Roxie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Roxie is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxie <4>
- Meadville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Meadville is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Meadville
- From Harriston to Meadville
- Red Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Lick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Red Lick
- From Harriston to Red Lick
- Hamburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Hamburg is located in Franklin County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hamburg
- From Harriston to Hamburg
- Rodney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Rodney is located in Jefferson County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rodney
- From Harriston to Rodney
- Westside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Westside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Westside is located in Claiborne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Westside
- From Harriston to Westside
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Selma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Selma is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Selma
- From Harriston to Selma
- Washington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in Adams County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washington
- From Harriston to Washington
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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Harriston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harriston.
Adding Harriston to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harriston 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 Harriston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Harriston post office opened in 1885.
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 Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harriston - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Harriston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Harriston 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. |
| <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> | 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/ |