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Welcome to Harriet ...

Harriet is located in Nicholas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harriet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Harriet is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harriet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Harriet: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Harriet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Harriet - they are located in Arkansas, New York and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harriet.

Communities near Harriet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harriet.

  • Summersville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ansted
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clay
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Zela
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Zela is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zela
  • Tipton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tipton is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Albion ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Albion is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Hartland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
  • Keslers Cross Lanes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Keslers Cross Lanes is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keslers Cross Lanes
  • Morrison ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison is located in Nicholas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison

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 Harriet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harriet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harriet. 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 Harriet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harriet. See our Newspapers Page for Harriet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harriet ...

Looking for more information about Harriet? 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 Harriet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harriet.

Adding Harriet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harriet 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 Harriet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harriet post office opened in 1911. The Harriet post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harriet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Nicholas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harriet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Harriet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Harriet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/