A visit to the Harwell 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 Harwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harwell Cemetery:
32.5193, -86.1719
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harwell Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies just to the northwest of the Harwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Harwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wetumpka City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haggerty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Haggerty Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haggerty Cemetery
- Faith Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Pine View Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Tunnell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thelma Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wetumpka Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bachelor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor Cemetery
- The Bachelor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Batchler Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21428 <5>
- Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
- The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Canaan Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283861 <5>
- Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams and Lockhart Cemetery
- The Williams and Lockhart Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marshall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24214 <5>
- Robinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Bingham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Bingham Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bingham Cemetery
- Wares Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Billingslea Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Billingslea Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingslea Cemetery
- China Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Wetumpka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Claud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Boylston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Sunshine Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Ware
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Elmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coosada
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Adkin Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Capitol Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Mount Meigs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Eclectic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Millbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Montgomery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waugh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Central
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Holtville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Tysonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Deatsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Highland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Harwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eclectic
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Wetumpka
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 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 Harwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore 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 Harwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119831 (Harwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119831 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wetumpka
- Location given for Harwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5193012 Lon: -86.1719112
- 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 Elmore, 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' (or 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- Harwell 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. |