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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Cemetery

Lat:   33.8590°   (33° 51' 32")

Lon:   -87.6100°   (-87° 36' 35")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson School House Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson School House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson School House Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Tidwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tucker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tucker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tucker Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • New River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • New River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Fayette County
  • Sleepy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sleepy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sleepy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sleepy Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Dozier Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dozier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dozier Cemetery is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Sprinkle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sprinkle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sprinkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Tidwell Chapel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tidwell Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tidwell Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tidwell Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • New River Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Colburn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Colburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Colburn Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Box Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Box Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Box Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Whites Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whites Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whites Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whites Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • McCollum Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCollum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCollum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCollum Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Wade Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • New Prospect Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • New Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Enis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Whitley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Kansas is located in Walker County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
    • Bazemore is located in Fayette County
  • Glen Allen
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
    • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Townley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Townley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Townley is located in Walker County
  • Prospect
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prospect. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Walker County
  • Slicklizzard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
    • Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
  • Rock City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Marion County
  • Farriss
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farriss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
    • Farriss is located in Winston County
  • Nauvoo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Saragossa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saragossa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
    • Saragossa is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Winfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Bankston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Berry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
      • Berry is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <5>
    • Alta
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
      • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
      • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Corona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
      • Corona is located in Walker County
    • Coal Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
      • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
    • Lynn
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
      • Lynn is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
    • Patton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Walker County
    • Edgil
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edgil. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
      • Edgil is located in Walker County
    • Brilliant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
      • Brilliant is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
    • Rossland City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Gamble
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gamble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
      • Gamble is located in Walker County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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: GNIS record #119795 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Howard
    • County: Fayette         Elev: 222
    • Location given for GNIS #119795 (Harris Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harris Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8590, Longitude: -87.6100       In this case, the coordinates for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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