Welcome to Harrison ...

The village of Harrison is located in Sioux County<1> and is the County Seat for Sioux County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrison has a population of 222 people<2> (see below for details).

Harrison is 4,870 feet [1,484 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Harrison is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Harrison lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Harrison (for example, toward Henry), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Harrison: 308

The ZIP code for Harrison: 69346<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrison had an population of 222 people. This is a decrease of 11.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 20.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrison had a population of 251 people (or 19.15% of the total population of Sioux County). This makes Harrison the county's most populous community.

The population of Harrison represents 0.01% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 300th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 251 people, the population of Harrison decreased 10.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 279 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Harrison.

Communities Also Named Harrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Harrison - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Harrison ...

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

• Van Tassell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Tassell
  • Van Tassell is located in Niobrara County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Tassell <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Van Tassell
  • From Harrison to Van Tassell
• Kirtley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirtley
  • Kirtley is located in Niobrara County (WY)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kirtley
  • From Harrison to Kirtley
• Glen
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
  • Glen is located in Sioux County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Glen
  • From Harrison to Glen
• Montrose ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montrose. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Sioux County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montrose
  • From Harrison to Montrose
• Horn
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Horn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn
  • Horn is located in Dawes County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Horn
  • From Harrison to Horn
• Crawford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Dawes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Crawford
  • From Harrison to Crawford
• Ardmore ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
  • Ardmore is located in Fall River County (SD)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ardmore
  • From Harrison to Ardmore
• Belmont
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Dawes County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Belmont
  • From Harrison to Belmont
• Jay Em
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Em
  • Jay Em is located in Goshen County (WY)
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jay Em
  • From Harrison to Jay Em
• Lusk
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk
  • Lusk is located in Niobrara County (WY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lusk <5>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lusk
  • From Harrison to Lusk

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harrison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison ...

Looking for more information about Harrison? 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 Harrison, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrison.

Adding Harrison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harrison 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 Harrison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Harrison post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sioux County: www.co.sioux.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/