Welcome to Harrison ...

The city of Harrison is located in Hamilton County<1>.

The location of Harrison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrison has a population of 11,932 people<3> (see below for details).

Harrison is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Harrison lies within the (513) area code.

Websites for Harrison ...

Official Website: www.harrisonoh.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrison had an population of 11,932 people. This is an increase of 20.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 59.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrison had a population of 9,897 people. This makes Harrison the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Harrison represents 0.09% of the population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,897 people, the population of Harrison increased 32.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,487 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrison ...

While we believe that this Harrison is located in Hamilton County, we know of another 5 Ohio communities named Harrison. Those communities are located in the following counties: Champaign, Fulton, Knox, Pickaway and Vinton County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, 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.

• Cincinnati
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Hamilton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Covington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <5>
• Florence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Oxford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <5>
• Norwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Erlanger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <5>
• Forest Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <5>
• Newport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>

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. 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.<6>

From that list, the Harrison post office opened in 1817.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Harrison: www.harrisonoh.org/

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

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