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

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte
  • Platte is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte <3>
• Lake Andes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Andes
  • Lake Andes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Andes <3>
• Plankinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plankinton
  • Plankinton is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plankinton <3>
• Armour
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour
  • Armour is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armour <3>
• Corsica
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corsica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corsica
  • Corsica is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corsica <3>
• Stickney
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stickney have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stickney
  • Stickney is located in Aurora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stickney <3>
• Geddes
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geddes
  • Geddes is located in Charles Mix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geddes <3>
• Joubert
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joubert
  • Joubert is located in Douglas County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 126 people
• New Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Hillside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Hillside is located in Douglas County
  • 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 for Harrison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Harrison post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/