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Harris City
Unincorporated community
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Decatur
Township	Sand Creek
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
ZIP code	47240
FIPS code	18-31594
GNIS feature ID	435781

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.

Harris City contained a post office between 1874 and 1898; the post office was called Harris in its final years.

Geography

Harris City is located at 39°16′53″N 85°31′38″W / 39.28139°N 85.52722°W / 39.28139; -85.52722.

Municipalities and communities of Decatur County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Greensburg

City	Greensburg

Towns	Millhousen New Point St. Paul‡ Westport

Townships	Adams Clay Clinton Fugit Jackson Marion Salt Creek Sand Creek Washington

CDPs	Clarksburg Lake Santee‡

Other unincorporated communities	Adams Alert Burney Craig Downeyville Ewington Forest Hill Gaynorsville Germantown Harper Harris City Horace Kingston Knarr Corner Letts Letts Corner McCoy Mechanicsburg Milford New Pennington Pinhook Rossburg Saint Maurice Saint Omer Sandusky Sardinia Slabtown Smyrna Tarkeo Corner Waynesburg Williamstown‡

Ghost town	Springhill

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

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