Harris, Arkansas

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Harris, Arkansas
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Harris, Arkansas
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Harris, Arkansas
Harris, Arkansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°1′52″N94°2′52″W / 36.03111°N 94.04778°W / 36.03111; -94.04778
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Arkansas.svg  Arkansas
County Washington
Township Elkins
Elevation
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365 m (1,198 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 479
GNIS feature ID49889 [1]

Harris is an unincorporated community in Elkins Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. [2] It is located east of Fayetteville and within the city limits of Elkins near Arkansas Highway 16. [3]

A post office was established at Harris in 1888, and remained in operation until 1957. [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harris, Arkansas
  2. ↑ "Feature Detail Report for: Harris, Arkansas." USGS. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harris, Arkansas Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  3. ↑ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. § 22.
  4. ↑ History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 320.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.


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