Harris City, Indiana

Harris City
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°W / 39.28139; -85.52722Coordinates: 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°W / 39.28139; -85.52722
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 / 39.28139; -85.52722.

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...