Harriet, Arkansas

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Harriet, Arkansas
Harriet, Arkansas is located in Arkansas
Harriet, Arkansas
Harriet, Arkansas
Coordinates: 35°59′36″N 92°31′14″W / 35.99333°N 92.52056°W / 35.99333; -92.52056Coordinates: 35°59′36″N 92°31′14″W / 35.99333°N 92.52056°W / 35.99333; -92.52056
CountryUnited States
StateArkansas
CountySearcy
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
72639
Area code(s)870
GNIS feature ID77126[1]

Harriet is an unincorporated community in Searcy County, Arkansas, United States. Harriet is located at the junction of Arkansas highways 14 and 27, 8.5 miles (13.7 km) northeast of Marshall. Harriet has a post office with ZIP code 72639.[2]

The Basingers are a prominent family in the community, and are distantly related to Academy Award-winning actress Kim Basinger.

Education[]

Harriet is within the Searcy County School District.[3][4]

Harriet had been in what was the Marshall School District.[5] On July 1, 2004, the Marshall School District and the Leslie School District consolidated to form the Searcy County School District,[6] with the Marshall district annexing Leslie.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harriet, Arkansas
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Searcy County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "General Highway Map Searcy County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-03-17. - See Harriet on the map, compare to the school district map.
  5. ^ "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Searcy County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. . (Download)
  6. ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  7. ^ "Searcy County School District No. 17 Searcy County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2005." Legislative Joint Auditing Committee, State of Arkansas. p. 15 (PDF p. 17/26). "[...]Leslie School District which was annexed into the Marshall School District, now known as the Searcy County School District."
  8. ^ Lair, Dwain (2008-01-21). "Standing before the firing squad". . Retrieved 2018-06-17. If you remember, the Marshall School District became the Searcy County School District after it annexed the Leslie School District.


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