Harriston, Mississippi

Unincorporated community in Mississippi, United States

Harriston, Mississippi

Unincorporated community

Harriston

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Coordinates: 31°43′31″N 91°01′56″W﻿ / ﻿31.72528°N 91.03222°W﻿ / 31.72528; -91.03222
Country| United States
State| Mississippi
County| Jefferson
Elevation

| 210 ft (60 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

39069, 39081 (PO Box)

Area code| 601
GNIS feature ID| 670984[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 Lorman on Old 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]

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harriston, Mississippi
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ Howe, Tony. "Harriston, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
4. ^ Laws of the State of Mississippi. Jackson, Mississippi: State of Mississippi. 1902. p. 167.
5. ^ Biennial Reports of the Departments and Benevolent Institutions for the Years 1898-1899. State of Mississippi. 1900. p. 203.

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County seat: Fayette

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* Cannonsburg
* Church Hill
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* Harriston
* Lorman
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* Red Lick
* Union Church

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