Harrison County is a county in Kentucky, United States, on the northern edge of the Bluegrass region. It had a population of 18,692 at the 2020 census and covers 310 square miles (800 km2) centred near 38\u00b026\u2032N 84\u00b020\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Cynthiana is the county seat, and its postal code is 41031. The county has two incorporated cities and roughly two dozen unincorporated communities, and it sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Harrison County has two incorporated cities — Cynthiana and Berry — plus a long list of unincorporated crossroads communities scattered across the county’s farmland. Most of these communities are little more than a church, a cemetery, and a handful of houses clustered around an old post office or store site, but their names still mark the county’s rural landscape and appear on local road signs. The table below marks each place’s status; unincorporated communities are listed without a 2020 population figure unless the Census Bureau tracked them separately.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cynthiana<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Berry<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alberta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Antioch<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belmont<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Boyd<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Breckinridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Broadwell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Buena Vista<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cedar Brook<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Claysville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Colemansville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Colville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Connersville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Garnett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hinton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kelat<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lair<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lees Lick<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leesburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oddville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Poindexter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Renaker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Robinson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rutland<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunrise<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sylvandell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Venus<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 41031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nAlmost the entire county is covered by the Cynthiana ZIP, since Berry is Harrison County’s only other post office town; a handful of communities near the county line may share a neighboring county’s ZIP code, which this page does not guess at.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nHarrison County sits in the rolling, karst-pocked farmland of the northern Bluegrass, drained by the South Fork of the Licking River, which runs through Cynthiana toward the Ohio River. Limestone outcrops and gently rolling pasture dominate the terrain, typical of the Inner Bluegrass and Outer Bluegrass transition zone, and much of the land remains in active cattle and row-crop farming rather than woodland. The county covers 306 square miles of land and 3.5 square miles of water. It borders Pendleton County<\/a> to the north, Bracken County<\/a> to the northeast, Robertson County<\/a> to the east, Nicholas County<\/a> to the southeast, Bourbon County<\/a> to the south, Scott County<\/a> to the southwest, and Grant County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Harrison County had a population of 18,692 at the 2020 census, with a density of about 61 people per square mile. Cynthiana, the county seat, is by far the largest place, followed by Berry. Median household income in the county trends below the Kentucky median of $61,118, in line with other rural counties in the Bluegrass region.<\/p>\n Agriculture remains central to the county’s economy, with cattle, tobacco, and hay production on the farmland surrounding Cynthiana. The city’s compact downtown historic district, built up around the old railroad depot, anchors a mix of local retail and services, while the US 27 corridor carries light manufacturing and warehousing. Farm life still sets the local calendar, with livestock sales and county fair events drawing residents from across the surrounding unincorporated communities.<\/p>\n Harrison County was formed on December 21, 1793, from parts of Bourbon and Scott counties, the 17th county established in Kentucky. It was named for Colonel Benjamin Harrison, an early settler who advocated for Kentucky statehood and helped frame the state’s first constitution. Cynthiana and the county saw two Civil War engagements known as the Battles of Cynthiana, fought in 1862 and again in 1864 during Confederate general John Hunt Morgan’s last Kentucky raid.<\/p>\n US 27 and US 62 cross at Cynthiana, with KY 32, KY 36, and KY 356 branching out to the surrounding communities.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Blue Grass Airport in Lexington.<\/p>\n Where is Harrison County, Kentucky?<\/strong> What is the population of Harrison County?<\/strong> How big is Harrison County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Harrison County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Harrison County?<\/strong> |