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.
- Bushville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bushville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushville
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Hurleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mongaup Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monticello
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Fallsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Loch Sheldrake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Thompsonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Divine Corners
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
- Woodbourne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hasbrouck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hasbrouck is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasbrouck
- White Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Wild
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Dale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dairyland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dairyland is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
- Neversink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forestburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Forestburg is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestburg
- Jeffersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kenoza Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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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