Harrison Illinois Map

About Harrison, Illinois

Harrison is a locality in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 895. The population density is 164.1 people per km². Harrison is located at 37.7976°N, 89.3360°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61072, 62966.

Harrison marks the landscape with a quiet persistence, defined by the expansive, fertile plains that stretch toward the horizon in a pattern of alternating green and gold. It lies 8.1 miles northwest of Carbondale, IL (from Carbondale, IL: bearing 306°T), and is situated 2.2 miles north of Murphysboro. The earth here carries the weight of deep silt and clay, a foundation for the subtle undulations that lead one’s eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Sand Ridge. A mile to the east, the steady, narrow path of Pond Creek carves through the soil, its banks lined with the tangled, dark greenery of willow and ash. The quality of light in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust motes above the fields and casting long, indigo shadows that seem to stretch Harrison across the flat expanse until the sun finally slips behind the western fields.

Murphysboro Baseball anchors the local rhythm, serving as a social touchstone where the sounds of summer evenings—the sharp crack of a bat and the low hum of conversation—drift over the surrounding acreage. The economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the regional agricultural output, a legacy of the settlers who first broke this ground to plant in its heavy, productive loam. Residents look toward the nearby waters of Lake Murphysboro for a respite from the heat, while the deeper timber of Trail of Tears State Forest waits nineteen miles away, offering a denser, more ancient shade. Life in Harrison moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values the predictability of the harvest and the familiar, unadorned beauty of the inland prairie.

About This Harrison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Harrison, Illinois. Coordinates: 37.797557, -89.335972. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Harrison includes the ZIP code (61072, 62966), telephone area code (847, 224, 618), county seat of Jackson County (Murphysboro), and school district assignment (Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.