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Welcome to New Harrisburg ...

New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Harrisburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

New Harrisburg is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near New Harrisburg ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Harrisburg.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Harrisburg ...

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

Adding New Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Harrisburg 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 (so far) for New Harrisburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Harrisburg.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around New Harrisburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.