Harrisburg

Harrisburg is on Farm Road 1738 and the Newton county line, ten miles northeast of Jasper in a heavily forested area of northeastern Jasper County. In 1909 it acquired a third-class county road to Horton, known as the Old Lumber Road. The improved transportation allowed local citizens greater access to the Gulf, Beaumont and Kansas City Railway. A post office, called Dryburg, served the community from 1912 until the late 1930s. Scattered buildings were marked at the site in 1984.

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Robert Wooster | © TSHA

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Belongs to

Harrisburg is part of or belongs to the following places:

Currently Exists

No

Place type

Harrisburg is classified as a Town

Associated Names

  • (Dryburg)

Location

Latitude: 31.01186350
Longitude: -93.88990600

Has Post Office

No

Is Incorporated

No