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Welcome to Harrison ...

Harrison is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Harrison is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harrison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Harrison: 605

The ZIP code for Harrison: 57344<3>

Communities Also Named Harrison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 45 communities that are also named Harrison - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (6), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Harrison ...

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

  • Platte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <4>
  • Lake Andes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Plankinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Armour
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Corsica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Stickney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Geddes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <4>
  • Joubert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Joubert is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
    • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
  • New Holland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hillside
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hillside is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
    • Estimated population in 2014: 31 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 Harrison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrison.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrison ...

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

Adding Harrison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harrison post office opened in 1884. The Harrison post office closed in 1982.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrison - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Harrison). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harrison or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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