THE HARRISON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Bluegrass setting.
Harrison township has 17 square miles of land in Dearborn County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Harrison and Dearborn County
Harrison is associated with Dearborn County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Harrison by land and water
The Census records 0.27 square miles of water within Harrison, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points higher than the 0.8% recorded for Dearborn County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Harrison township has 76.9 times the land area of nearby West Harrison town (0.22 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

