Harris City is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
Harris City | |
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  Harris City  Harris City | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 827 ft (252 m) |
| ZIP code | 47240 |
| FIPS code | 18-31594[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 435781[1] |
History
editHarris 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]
References
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harris City, Indiana
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Harding, Lewis Albert (1915). History of Decatur County, Indiana: Its People, Industries and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 148.
- ^ "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
- ^ 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.
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