A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:
34.8784, -87.5281
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrison Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Tate - Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Canerday Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Canerday Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canerday Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Shiloh Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Kernachan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Bluewater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Killen
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bailey Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Arnot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Saint Florian
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Wilson Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Comer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Jacksonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Pruitton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Belew ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Zip City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Iron City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Wheeler Dam Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Harrison Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119818 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119818 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pruitton
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8784187 Lon: -87.5280806
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrison 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. |