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Coordinates: 31°4331N 91°0156W / 31.72528°N 91.03222°W / 31.72528; -91.03222
 

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Harriston, Mississippi
Harriston is located in Mississippi
Harriston

Harriston

Harriston is located in the United States
Harriston

Harriston

Coordinates: 31°43′31N 91°01′56W / 31.72528°N 91.03222°W / 31.72528; -91.03222
CountryUnited States
StateMississippi
CountyJefferson
Elevation
210 ft (60 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
39069, 39081 (PO Box)
Area code601
GNIS feature ID670984[1]

Harriston is an unincorporated community located in Jefferson County, Mississippi, United States. Harriston is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Fayette and approximately 7 miles (11 km) south of LormanonOld Highway 61.

History[edit]

Harriston was named for General Nathaniel H. Harris, who served as the first president of the Vicksburg & New Orleans Railroad.[2] James Lowe and E. R. Jones were the first settlers of Harriston.[2]

Harriston is located on the former Illinois Central Railroad. The community was incorporated in 1886 and had a post office that first opened in 1885. The town was disincorporated and the post office ceased operations at an unknown date.[3]

Harriston was affected by a smallpox epidemic in the spring of 1896.[4] The community was placed under quarantine in 1898 due to a yellow fever epidemic.[5]

References[edit]

  • ^ a b Rowland, Dunbar (1907). Mississippi: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. Vol. 1. Southern Historical Publishing Association. p. 848.
  • ^ Howe, Tony. "Harriston, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  • ^ Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1902. p. 167.
  • ^ Biennial Reports of the Departments and Benevolent Institutions for the Years 1898-1899. State of Mississippi. 1900. p. 203.

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