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.

Harriston, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°43′31″N 91°01′56″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Jefferson
Elevation	210 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39069, 39081 (PO Box)
Area code(s)	601
GNIS feature ID	670984[1]

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 the former Illinois Central Railroad. The community was incorporated in 1886 and had a post office that first opened in 1885. The town was disincorporated and the post office ceased operations at an unknown date.[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]

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