Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harrisville had a population of 361 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Harrisville had a population of 1,664 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harrisville, with the one closest to Harrisville listed first.
- Ellenboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenboro
- Ellenboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenboro <2>
- Cokeleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Cornwallis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis
- Cornwallis is located in Ritchie County
- Pullman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullman
- Pullman is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <2>
- Cantwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantwell
- Cantwell is located in Ritchie County
- Hartley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - League
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League
- League is located in Ritchie County
- Pennsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsboro
- Pennsboro is located in Ritchie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pennsboro <2>
- Finch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Berea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Briggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Goffs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Toll Gate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Adlai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Ritchie County
- Hazelgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelgreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelgreen
- Hazelgreen is located in Ritchie County
- Oxford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Nutter Farm
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nutter Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Farm
- Nutter Farm is located in Ritchie County
- Maxwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Duckworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Stanley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County
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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 Harrisville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |