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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Harrison. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harrison to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrison, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harrison (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harrison. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Harrison is historic, it would have been located within present day Mecklenburg County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mecklenburg County: Cabarrus, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Union, Lancaster (SC) & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrison:

  • Mecklenburg County     (The home county of Harrison)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Pineville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Weddington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weddington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weddington
      • Weddington is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weddington <2>
    • Providence ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Matthews
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Yorkmont
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Chantilly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chantilly
      • Chantilly is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Charlotte
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dalton Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Pinecrest
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Wilmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Belmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Harrisburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
      • Midland is located in Cabarrus County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,880 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <2>
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Poplar Tent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Tent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
    • Concord
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gaston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Belmont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
      • Brown Town is located in Gaston County
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
    • Cramerton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cramerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramerton
      • Cramerton is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,511 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cramerton <2>
    • McAdenville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
      • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <2>
    • Lowell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
    • Smyre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
    • Ranlo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • South Gastonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Gastonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Gastonia
      • South Gastonia is located in Gaston County
    • Spencer Mountain
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
  • Lincoln County
    • Lowesville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowesville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
  • Stanly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Stanfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
      • Stanfield is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,552 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanfield <2>
    • Locust
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Stanly County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust <2>
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Marvin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • White Oak
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Union County
    • Wesley Chapel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesley Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel
      • Wesley Chapel is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesley Chapel <2>
    • Waxhaw
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Trail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <2>
    • Stallings
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stallings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
      • Stallings is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stallings <2>
    • Mineral Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,171 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <2>
    • Lake Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Hemby Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Jaars
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jaars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaars
      • Jaars is located in Union County
    • Jackson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
      • Jackson is located in Union County
    • Carmel Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Village
      • Carmel Village is located in Union County
  • Chester County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Edgemoor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Lando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Smith
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
      • Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
    • Fort Lawn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Richburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lowrys
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Eureka Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County (SC)
    • Chester
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
      • Chester is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Colonial Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Indian Land
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camp Cox
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Van Wyck
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Riverside
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riverside. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Riverside is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Caskey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caskey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caskey
      • Caskey is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Camp Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
      • Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Lancaster Mill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Mill
      • Lancaster Mill is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Lancaster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <2>
    • Irwin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
      • Irwin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Elgin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lancaster County (SC)
    • Union
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Lancaster County (SC)
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
    • Fort Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Riverview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
    • India Hook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for India Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
    • Tega Cay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Lesslie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
    • Lake Wylie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Roddey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddey
      • Roddey is located in York County (SC)
      • Roddey has also been known as:
      • Coates Tavern
    • Catawba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Newport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
    • Bowling Green
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Clover
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for Harrison.

Cemeteries Near Harrison ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.

  • Silver Run Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Run Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Run Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Old Unity Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dinkins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dinkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dinkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Six Mile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Six Mile Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Six Mile Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Carmel Presbyterian Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Steele Creek AME Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • O'Zion AME Zion Church Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • York Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the York Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the York Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Waxhaw.
    • The Waxhaw Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Roundtop Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159148 <6>
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    • Sharon Memorial Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Memorial Park
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Laurelwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Harrison itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.

  • Barberville
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barberville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barberville
    • Barberville is located in Lancaster County (SC)
  • Pleasant Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Lancaster County (SC)
  • Pineville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Belair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belair
    • Belair is located in Lancaster County (SC)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Hebron is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Wolfville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolfville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfville
    • Wolfville is located in Union County
  • Sardis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Sardis is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
  • India Hook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for India Hook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
  • Waxhaw
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Matthews
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Indian Trail
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Indian Trail. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Trail
      • Indian Trail is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Trail <2>
    • Lesslie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lesslie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesslie
      • Lesslie is located in York County (SC)
    • Stouts
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stouts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stouts
      • Stouts is located in Union County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrison.

Newspapers Published in Harrison ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 5 miles [8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harrison:

The official website for Mecklenburg County: www.charmeck.org

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

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 Harrison, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harrison. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0354, Longitude: -80.8501       In this case, the coordinates for Harrison have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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