Welcome to Harrison Mills ...

Harrison Mills is located in Scioto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison Mills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Harrison Mills: Harrison Mls. (or less commonly used: Harrison Mlls.)

Harrison Mills is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Harrison Mills lies within the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Harrison Mills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harrison Mills - they are located in British Columbia and Missouri.

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

Communities near Harrison Mills ...

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

• Portsmouth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth
  • Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <3>
• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
• Piketon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <3>
• New Boston
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
  • New Boston is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
• Oak Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <3>
• Worthington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
  • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
• Greenup
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
  • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <3>
• South Shore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Shore
  • South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Shore <3>
• Wurtland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtland
  • Wurtland is located in Greenup County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,013 people
• South Webster
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Webster
  • South Webster is located in Scioto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Webster <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison Mills ...

Looking for more information about Harrison Mills? 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 Harrison Mills, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harrison Mills.

Adding Harrison Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harrison Mills post office opened in 1862.

We also found Harrison Mills in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison Mills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Scioto County: www.sciotocountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/