Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Harris in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harris. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Forest City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Ellenboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bostic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rutherfordton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fingerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Washburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Boiling Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mack ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mack is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Collinsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- New Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Prospect is located in Spartanburg County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Lattimore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- New House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Campobello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Converse
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cuba ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Campcall
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Poplar Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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