Harrison, Vigo County, Indiana

This article is about the historical community of Harrison, Vigo County, Indiana. For Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana, see Harrison Township, Vigo County, Indiana.

Harrison
Unincorporated community
Vigo County's location in Indiana
Harrison location in Vigo County, Indiana
Coordinates: 39°31′43″N 87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W / 39.52861; -87.42222Coordinates: 39°31′43″N 87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W / 39.52861; -87.42222
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vigo County
Township	Fayette Township
Elevation	140 m (459 ft)
Area code(s)	812
GNIS feature ID	452218^[1]

Harrison is an unincorporated community in southeastern Fayette Township, Vigo County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Terre Haute metropolitan area.

History

Harrison was platted August 4, 1837, by Ann Potts, on the west side of the river from Fort Harrison, a military outpost in the region built in 1811 by General William Henry Harrison.^[2]^[3]

Geography

Harrison is located at 39°31′43″N 87°25′20″W / 39.52861°N 87.42222°W / 39.52861; -87.42222 at an elevation of 459 feet.

References

↑ "Harrison". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
↑ "Fort Harrison (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
↑ Bradsby, H.C. (1891). History of Vigo County, Indiana, with Biographical Selections. Chicago: S. B. Nelson & Co. p. 476.

Municipalities and communities of Vigo County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Terre Haute

City	Terre Haute

Towns	Riley Seelyville West Terre Haute

Townships	Fayette Harrison Honey Creek Linton Lost Creek Nevins Otter Creek Pierson Prairie Creek Prairieton Riley Sugar Creek

CDPs	Dresser Fontanet New Goshen North Terre Haute St. Mary of the Woods Shepardsville Tecumseh Toad Hop

Other unincorporated communities	Allendale Atherton Barnhart Town Blackhawk Brown Jug Corner Burnett Cherryvale Coal Bluff Cobb Deming Woods Dewey Duane Yards East Glenn Ehrmandale Ferguson Hill Glenn Ayr Gospel Grove Grange Corner Harrison Hickory Island Hutton Keller Larimer Hill Lewis Libertyville‡ Liggett Marion Heights Markles Otter Creek Junction Parkview Pimento Pine Ridge Prairie Creek Prairieton Preston Sandcut Sandford Shirkieville Southwood Spelterville Spring Hill State Line Swalls Tabertown Taylorville Terre Town Twelve Points Vigo Whitcomb Heights Woodgate Youngstown

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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