Official Name: | Harris City |
Pushpin Map: | Indiana#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Decatur |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Sand Creek |
Coordinates: | 39.2814°N -85.5272°W |
Elevation Ft: | 827 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47240 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 18-31594[1] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 435781 |
Harris City is an unincorporated community in Sand Creek Township, Decatur County, Indiana.
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.[2]
Harris City contained a post office between 1874 and 1898;[3] the post office was called Harris in its final years.[4]