THE HARRIETSTOWN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Adirondack High Peaks setting.
Harrietstown town has 197 square miles of land in Franklin County. Its Census reference point is in Adirondack High Peaks, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Harrietstown and Franklin County
Harrietstown is associated with Franklin 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.
Harrietstown by land and water
The Census records 16.7 square miles of water within Harrietstown, or 7.8% of its total area. It is 3.8 percentage points higher than the 4% recorded for Franklin County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Harrietstown town has 1.3 times the land area of nearby North Elba town (151.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

