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Harrisville’s post office opened in 1816, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Harrisville began

When was Harrisville founded?

1816

The Harrisville post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 179210 years
Founding year: the first Harrisville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Harrisville’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Harrisville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1816: 210 years of Harrisville.Old housesHalf of Harrisville’s homes were built before 1956.
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How Harrisville came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Harrisville.

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Harrisville was platted by John Wells, Thomas Gray, Store Hutchinson, and Robert Dutton on October 19, 1814. The plat was filed on January 9, 1815, with John Wells as proprietor. In 1834, local women made one of the first known demands for women's suffrage. A petition signed by thirty-five women called on Congress to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia, and for "immediate enfranchisement of every human being that shall tread this soil."

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By decade

Harrisville, decade by decade

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J H Morgan Historical Marker2016J H Morgan Historical MarkerHarrisville, Ohio Post Office2016Harrisville, Ohio Post OfficeHarrisville, Ohio Fireman and Auxilary Hall2016Harrisville, Ohio Fireman and Auxilary HallHarrisville, Ohio Covenant Presbyterian Church2016Harrisville, Ohio Covenant Presbyterian ChurchMap of Harrison County Ohio Highlighting Harrisville Village2015Map of Harrison County Ohio Highlighting Harrisville …MapOHMap-doton-Harrisville2004OHMap-doton-Harrisville

Questions about Harrisville’s history

What year was Harrisville founded?

The Harrisville post office opened in 1816, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.