Welcome to Harris Springs ...

Harris Springs is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harris Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Harris Springs: Harris Spgs. (or less commonly used: Harris Spngs. or Harris Sprngs.)

Harris Springs is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harris Springs: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Harris Springs ...

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

• Greenwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <4>
• Laurens
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <4>
• Clinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Ware Shoals
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Shoals
  • Ware Shoals is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ware Shoals <4>
• Ninety Six
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninety Six
  • Ninety Six is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninety Six <4>
• Gray Court
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Court
  • Gray Court is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray Court <4>
• Cross Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <4>
• Donalds
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donalds
  • Donalds is located in Abbeville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donalds <4>
• Silverstreet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <4>
• Hodges
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
  • Hodges is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harris Springs ...

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

Adding Harris Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harris Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Harris Springs post office opened in 1892.

We also found Harris Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harris Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/