Abandoned Record
About Harness
Harness is an extinct town in Stone County, Arkansas, United States. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Harness, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Harness is
Historic maps
9 historic USGS maps cover Harness
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1892 Mountain View sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Mountain View sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1973 Oxley sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1977 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1983 Mountain View sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1992 Russellville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Harness
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Arkansas index.
- Rush22.0 mi NW · Marion
- Racket Ridge24.5 mi SW · Van Buren
- Bruno29.4 mi NW · Marion
- Eros34.2 mi NW · Marion
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Harness, Arkansas": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28209009.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).