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Welcome to Harris Hill ...

Harris Hill is located in Erie County<1>.



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While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1842.

Harris Hill is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harris Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Harris Hill: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Harris Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harris Hill - they are located in Maryland and Ontario.

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

Communities near Harris Hill ...

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

  • Buffalo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Buffalo is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
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      From your current location to Buffalo

      From Harris Hill to Buffalo

  • North Tonawanda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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    • North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
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      From Harris Hill to North Tonawanda

  • Fort Erie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lockport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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    • Lockport is located in Niagara County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
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      From Harris Hill to Lockport

  • Lackawanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kenmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • Kenmore is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
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      From Harris Hill to Kenmore

  • Depew
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
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    • Depew is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
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      From Harris Hill to Depew

  • Tonawanda
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hamburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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    • Hamburg is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
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      From Harris Hill to Hamburg

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Harris Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris Hill ...

Looking for more information about Harris Hill? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harris Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harris Hill.

Adding Harris Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harris Hill 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 Harris Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harris Hill post office opened in 1842.

We also found Harris Hill in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris Hill.

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harris Hill - 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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Harris Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Harris Hill 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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