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:
33.8590, -87.6100
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson School House Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Sleepy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sleepy Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Tidwell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Colburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Colburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colburn Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Whites Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCollum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Enis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Enis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enis Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Whitley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pisgah Cemetery is located in Carbon Hill.
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:
- Kansas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Eldridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Carbon Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Townley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Slicklizzard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Farriss
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Nauvoo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lynn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Patton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Edgil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Brilliant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Gamble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Fayette 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 #119795 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119795 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.858996 Lon: -87.6100146
- 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 Fayette, 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 obstructions 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |