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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Harris (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harris. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Harris is located in Hunt County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.

Below are the counties that are near Harris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harris:

  • Hunt County     (The home county of Harris)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Quinlan
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
      • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <2>
    • Hawk Cove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Cove
      • Hawk Cove is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 562 people
    • Boles Home
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles Home
      • Boles Home is located in Hunt County
    • Union Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
      • Union Valley is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • West Tawakoni
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
      • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
    • Weiland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weiland
      • Weiland is located in Hunt County
    • Hendrix
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
      • Hendrix is located in Hunt County
    • Caddo Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
      • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <2>
    • Lone Oak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
      • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <2>
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Clinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
      • Clinton is located in Hunt County
    • Greenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Royse City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Josephine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <2>
    • Nevada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lavon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <2>
    • Copeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <2>
    • Farmersville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Wylie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
      • Wylie is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <2>
    • Sachse
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
      • Sachse is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <2>
    • Saint Paul
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
      • Saint Paul is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Murphy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <2>
    • Lucas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
      • Lucas is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,819 people
    • Lowry Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Crossing
      • Lowry Crossing is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Rowlett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowlett
      • Rowlett is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowlett <2>
    • Sunnyvale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyvale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyvale
      • Sunnyvale is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,066 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyvale <2>
    • Lawson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
      • Lawson is located in Dallas County
    • Mesquite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesquite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesquite
      • Mesquite is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesquite <2>
    • New Hope
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Dallas County
    • Seagoville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
      • Seagoville is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <2>
    • Centerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Dallas County
    • Combine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
      • Combine is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
    • Garland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Balch Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balch Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balch Springs
      • Balch Springs is located in Dallas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,831 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balch Springs <2>
    • Kleberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kleberg
      • Kleberg is located in Dallas County
  • Hopkins County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Miller Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Palestine
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
      • Palestine is located in Hopkins County
    • Cumby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
      • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <2>
    • Bonanza
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Divide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
      • Divide is located in Hopkins County
    • Brashear
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeway
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
      • Ridgeway is located in Hopkins County
  • Kaufman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Ables Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ables Springs
      • Ables Springs is located in Kaufman County
    • Poetry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poetry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
      • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
    • Elmo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
      • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <2>
    • Terrell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • College Mound
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Mound
      • College Mound is located in Kaufman County
    • Lawrence
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
      • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
    • Abner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County
    • Oak Ridge
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
    • Post Oak Bend City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Bend City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
      • Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
    • Talty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talty
      • Talty is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,883 people
    • Heath
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
      • Heath is located in Kaufman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <2>
    • Forney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Ridge
      • Hooker Ridge is located in Rains County
    • East Tawakoni
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
    • Flats
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flats
      • Flats is located in Rains County
    • Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Emory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Rockwall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • McLendon - Chisholm
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLendon - Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon - Chisholm
      • McLendon - Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
    • Fate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
    • Mobile City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile City
      • Mobile City is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Rockwall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwall
      • Rockwall is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,415 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwall <2>
  • Van Zandt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Wills Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgewood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fruitvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Canton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Canton is located in Van Zandt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Grand Saline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
    • Alba
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Gunter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter
      • Gunter is located in Wood County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harris, see our County-by-County Page for Harris.

Cemeteries Near Harris ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.

  • Hodges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McBride Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hail Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hail Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hail Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Campground Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ables Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ables Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ables Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whites Prairie Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Prairie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paynetown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paynetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paynetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Mosley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Mosley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dry Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (223 more) ...
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Kuykendall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kuykendall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kuykendall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

While we didn't find Harris in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harris.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.

  • McCoy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCoy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy
    • McCoy is located in Kaufman County
  • Poetry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Poetry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
    • Poetry is located in Kaufman County
  • Elmo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
    • Elmo is located in Kaufman County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <2>
  • Terrell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wieland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wieland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wieland
    • Wieland is located in Hunt County
  • Blackland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackland
    • Blackland is located in Rockwall County
  • Caddo Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
    • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <2>
  • Royse City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Chisholm
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chisholm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm
    • Chisholm is located in Rockwall County
  • Wills Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Kaufman County
  • Lone Oak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <2>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Fate
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fate
      • Fate is located in Rockwall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fate <2>
    • Dixon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Hunt County
    • Abner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abner
      • Abner is located in Kaufman County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris.

Newspapers Published in Harris ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harris:

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

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harris) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8718, Longitude: -96.1486       In this case, the coordinates for Harris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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