Welcome to Harrisburg ...So far, we found very little information about Harrisburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Harrisburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrisburg, please Contact Us. Harrisburg would have been located within present day Nelson County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895. When the people of Harrisburg referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Harrisburger<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Harrisburg is 1,450 feet [442 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Harrisburg was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Harrisburg was located: 701 Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harrisburg. Communities near Harrisburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrisburg.
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 Harrisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisburg. See our Newspapers Page for Harrisburg. Adding Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Harrisburg 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 (so far) for Harrisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisburg. Footnotes ...
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