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]
References
- ^ 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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