Harrisville, Indiana

Harrisville is an unincorporated community in Wayne Township, Randolph County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[2]

Harrisville, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°11′05″N 84°52′54″W / 40.18472°N 84.88167°W / 40.18472; -84.88167Coordinates: 40°11′05″N 84°52′54″W / 40.18472°N 84.88167°W / 40.18472; -84.88167
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Randolph
Township	Wayne
Elevation ^[1]	1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	47390
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	435807

History

Harrisville was platted in 1854 by J. Harris, and named for him.^[3] A post office was established at Harrisville in 1854, and remained in operation until 1920.^[4]

Geography

Georgetown is located at 40°11′05″N 84°52′54″W / 40.18472°N 84.88167°W / 40.18472; -84.88167.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
2. "Harrisville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
3. Tucker, E. (1882). History of Randolph County, Indiana: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to which are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships. A.L. Klingman. p. 426.
4. "Randolph County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 November 2015.