Welcome to Harrisburg ...Harrisburg is located in Sevier County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. When the people of Harrisburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Harrisburger<2> From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Harrisburg had a population of 6,350 people.<3> (see below for details). Harrisburg is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Harrisburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Harrisburg: 865 Communities Also Named Harrisburg ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 44 communities that are also named Harrisburg - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona (2), Arkansas, California, Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harrisburg. Communities near Harrisburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrisburg.
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 Harrisburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrisburg. 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 Harrisburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisburg. See our Newspapers Page for Harrisburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisburg ...Looking for more information about Harrisburg? 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 Harrisburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harrisburg. Adding Harrisburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisburg. Footnotes ...
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