Welcome to Harrisville ...The town of Harrisville is located in Ritchie County<1> and is the County Seat for Ritchie County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Harrisville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Harrisville has a population of 1,686 people<2> (see below for details). Harrisville is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Harrisville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Harrisville: 304 & 681<4> The ZIP code for Harrisville: 26362<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harrisville had an population of 1,686 people. This is a decrease of 10.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.47% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Harrisville had a population of 1,876 people (or 18% of the total population of Ritchie County). This makes Harrisville the county's most populous community. The population of Harrisville represents 0.1% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 63rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,876 people, the population of Harrisville increased 1.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,842 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Harrisville. Communities Also Named Harrisville ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Harrisville - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland (3), Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harrisville. Communities near Harrisville ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harrisville.
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 Harrisville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harrisville. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harrisville. 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 Harrisville. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrisville. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harrisville. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harrisville ...Looking for more information about Harrisville? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Harrisville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harrisville. Adding Harrisville to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Harrisville 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 Harrisville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Harrisville. Footnotes ...
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