A visit to the Harris Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Harris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Cemetery:
34.2434, -85.6322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the south southwest of the Harris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chesnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chesnut Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Cemetery
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Centre.
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tates Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26599 <5>
- Bates Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bates Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Howells Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Taft
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Lickskillet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Ringgold
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Moshat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tucker Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Dog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Adamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Kirk's Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Broomtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Harris Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Harris Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119798 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119798 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 187 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centre
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2434269 Lon: -85.6321854
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harris Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |