Harris City, Indiana

Harris City
Unincorporated community
Harris City
Coordinates: 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°WCoordinates: 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°W
Country United States
State Indiana
County Decatur
Township Sand Creek
Elevation 820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code 47240
FIPS code 18-31594[1]
GNIS feature ID 435781[2]

Harris City is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.

History

Harris City was named for B. B. Harris, who owned a large blue limestone quarry which was in the 19th century the center of the town's industry.[3]

Harris City contained a post office between 1874 and 1898;[4] the post office was called Harris in its final years.[5]

Geography

Harris City is located at 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°W.

References

  1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Harris City, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
  3. ↑ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 148.
  4. ↑ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  5. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. ...the post office was changed to Harris...