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

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 a now-abandoned Illinois Central Railroad line. A post office opened in 1885, and the settlement was incorporated in 1886. The settlement was later disincorporated and the post office closed.[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

  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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