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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harris had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Wren
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wren is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Blodgett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Philomath
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hoskins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hoskins is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
- Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summit is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Kings Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Corvallis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lewisburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Airlie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Airlie is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airlie
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Alsea
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Peoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peoria is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Wellsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wellsdale is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Lewisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lewisville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Suver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Suver is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
- Tangent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Albany
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Monroe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Shedd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Falls City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Fry is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Millersburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Millersburg is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
- Buena Vista
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Halsey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
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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