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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harrisport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harrisport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrisport, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harrisport (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harrisport. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Harrisport is historic, it would have been located within present day Portage County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Portage County: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Stark, Summit & Trumbull.
Below are the counties that are near Harrisport. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrisport:
- Portage County (The home county of Harrisport)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Wayland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Drakesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Garrettsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Augerburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Yale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Campbellsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Ashtabula County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Orwell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Colebrook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Colebrook is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colebrook
- Hartsgrove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hartsgrove is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsgrove
- Dodgeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Dodgeville is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rome is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Stanhope
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stanhope is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanhope
- Wick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wick is located in Ashtabula County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wick
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Salem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Georgetown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reading
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Washingtonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Leetonia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Adair
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Teegarden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Columbiana
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chambersburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
- New Alexander
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- New Alexander is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexander
- Coleman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Cuyahoga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Bentleyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bentleyville is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentleyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
- Chagrin Falls
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwillow is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwillow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Solon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Applecreek Village is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applecreek Village
- Moreland Hills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
- Hunting Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hunting Valley is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 717 people
- North Solon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Solon is located in Cuyahoga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Solon
- Bedford Heights
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Orange
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walton Hills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Geauga County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Parkman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Welshfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Welshfield is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welshfield
- Auburn Corners
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn Corners
- Middlefield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Burton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- East Claridon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- East Claridon is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Claridon
- Huntsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Huntsburg is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,641 people
- South Russell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- South Russell is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Russell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
- Yates Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yates Corners is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Corners
- Aquilla
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Aquilla is located in Geauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Chardon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mahoning County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Craig Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Craig Beach is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- North Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Austintown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Austintown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Austintown
- Austintown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Patmos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Perkins Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perkins Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Corners
- Canfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Beloit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Cornersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cornersburg is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornersburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Limaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Alliance
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Baltimore
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Hartville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Louisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- North Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Mogadore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reminderville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reminderville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reminderville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,643 people
- Hudson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Munroe Falls
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stow
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hudson Village is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Village
- Silver Lake
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,484 people
- Tallmadge
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lakemore
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lakemore is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,061 people
- North Springfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- North Springfield is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
- Cuyahoga Falls
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Twinsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- South Canal
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Newton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Austin Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austin Village is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Village
- Delightful
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delightful is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delightful
- Leavittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bolindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Wassie ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wassie is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassie
- Niles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rays Corners is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rays Corners
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- New Bedford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Robinson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Hillsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Pulaski
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pulaski is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Bessemer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Farrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wheatland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- West Middlesex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hermitage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrisport, see our County-by-County Page for Harrisport.
Cemeteries Near Harrisport ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrisport.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harrisport - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrisport covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- East Newton Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Newton Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hawley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Welsh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braceville Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (501 more) ...
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Windham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Duck Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Harrisport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrisport.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisport, with the one closest to Harrisport listed first.
- McClintocksburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- McClintocksburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintocksburg
- Newton Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pritchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pritchard is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard
- Windham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Braceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braceville is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braceville
- Diamond
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Mahoning
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Phalanx
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Phalanx is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phalanx
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Lordstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Lloyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Blanco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blanco is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Freedom Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Freedom Station is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom Station
- Charlestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Charlestown is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
- Keans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrisport. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrisport.
Newspapers Published in Harrisport ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisport.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrisport, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrisport.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harrisport:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Portage County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashtabula County
- Columbiana County
- Cuyahoga County
- Franklin County
- Geauga County
- Mahoning County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 Harrisport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrisport) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |