Welcome to Harrison ...

Harrison is located

Harrison is located in McLennan County<1>.

The location of Harrison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Harrison is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harrison: (254)

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), South Dakota, Tennessee, 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.

• Waco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
  • Waco is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <4>
• Hewitt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
  • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <4>
• Robinson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <4>
• Bellmead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellmead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellmead
  • Bellmead is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellmead <4>
• Woodway
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodway
  • Woodway is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodway <4>
• Lacy - Lakeview
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacy - Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy - Lakeview
  • Lacy - Lakeview is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacy - Lakeview <4>
• Marlin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlin
  • Marlin is located in Falls County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlin <4>
• Mart
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
  • Mart is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <4>
• Beverly Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
  • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
• Northcrest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northcrest
  • Northcrest is located in McLennan County

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harrison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Harrison in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Harrison post office opened in 1879.

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 McLennan County: www.co.mclennan.tx.us/

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