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:
33.0501, -91.6321
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 Ashley County<2>.
The county seat for Ashley County is located in Hamburg. Hamburg lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest 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 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilmot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wilmot Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Poley Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poley Bridge Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poley Bridge Cemetery
- Wonner Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wonner Grove Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonner Grove Cemetery
- Parkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beech Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Beech Creek Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hogue Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hogue Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogue Cemetery
- Extra UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Extra UMC Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extra UMC Cemetery
- The Extra UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Extra Cemetery
- Extra Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53838 <5>
- Green Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Marion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Marion Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marion Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Causey Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Causey Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Causey Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- New Texas Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The New Texas Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Texas Cemetery
- Hamburg Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carter Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Neamon Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Neamon Cemetery is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neamon Cemetery
- Portland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Portland Cemetery is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jones
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Parkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bonita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elon is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Fiske
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Brodnax ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brodnax is located in Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodnax
- Portland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kilbourne
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Crossett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- North Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Crossett
- Crossett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Meridian
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Meridian is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Mer Rouge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>
- Eudora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- West Crossett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- West Crossett is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Crossett
- Bastrop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
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 Ashley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bastrop
- Crossett
- Hamburg
- Lake Village
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 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:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Ashley 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 #49891 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #49891 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: Ashley
- Est. Elev: 35 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmot SW
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0501252 Lon: -91.6320666
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Ashley, 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- 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. |