The school is located in Hamilton, Georgia, United States, in Harris County.

Harris County High School was founded in 1955, and was originally located on the current site of Harris County Carver Middle School until 1998.

The new location of the school was built just west of town, where it stands today, and was completed in 1998.

The school was hit by an EF2 tornado in 2011, damaging the football field, gym, portions of the school roof, and numerous cars in the parking lot, as well as destroying the locker room adjacent to the football field.

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