Welcome to Harrisville ...

Harrisville is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisville has a population of 861 people<3> (see below for details).

Harrisville is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisville had an population of 861 people. This is a decrease of 4.01% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisville had a population of 897 people. This makes Harrisville the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 897 people, the population of Harrisville increased 1.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 883 people).

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

Communities Also Named Harrisville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Harrisville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harrisville ...

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

• New Castle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,472 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <5>
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <5>
• Slippery Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slippery Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slippery Rock
  • Slippery Rock is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slippery Rock <5>
• New Wilmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Wilmington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wilmington
  • New Wilmington is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Wilmington <5>
• Mercer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <5>
• Prospect
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <5>
• Stoneboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneboro
  • Stoneboro is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoneboro <5>
• Chicora
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <5>
• Parker
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Polk
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
  • Polk is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisville ...

Looking for more information about Harrisville? 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 Harrisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrisville.

Adding Harrisville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harrisville post office opened in 1819.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harrisville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/