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Welcome to Harris ...

Harris is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Harris is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harris lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Harris: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Harris ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oregon communities named Harris: This one is located in Benton County and the other is located in Wallowa County.

Beyond Oregon, there are 49 communities that are also named Harris - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas (2), California (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (3), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio (3), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island (2), Saskatchewan, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Harris ...

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

  • Corvallis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Albany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Philomath
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tangent
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
    • Tangent is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <4>
  • Falls City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Adair Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
    • Adair Village is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Flynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
    • Flynn is located in Benton County
  • Summit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in Benton County
  • Kings Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris ...

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

Adding Harris to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harris 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 Harris was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harris post office opened in 1893.

We also found Harris in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harris - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Harris area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Harris area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/