Welcome to Harrican ...
So far, we found very little information about Harrican. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harrican to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harrican, please Contact Us.
Harrican would have been located within present day Grundy County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Harrican is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Harrican was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Harrican (for example, toward Sale Creek), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Code where Harrican was located: 931
Communities near Harrican ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrican.
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smyrna is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
- McMinnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dunlap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Gruetli
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gruetli is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
- Gruetli - Laager
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tracy City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ruthledge Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people
- Altamont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coalmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 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 Harrican. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrican.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrican. 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 Harrican.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrican. See our Newspapers Page for Harrican.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harrican, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harrican - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |