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:
35.2062, -91.3343
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 Woodruff County<2>.
The county seat for Woodruff County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies just to the north northwest of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge Cemetery
- Crutcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Crutcher Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutcher Cemetery
- Ashler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ashler Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashler Cemetery
- Pt. Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pt. Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Long Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Long Grove Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove Cemetery
- Augusta Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Augusta Memorial Park is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Augusta Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located in Augusta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #212271 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Easton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Easton Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Jelks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jelks Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jelks Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Quiett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Quiett Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiett Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Angus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Angus Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angus Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Gregory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gregory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Flynn ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flynn is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn
- Augusta
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Colona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Colona is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colona
- Patterson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patterson is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Howell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Howell is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
- DeView
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- DeView is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeView
- McCrory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McCrory is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,496 people
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Little Dixie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Morton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morton is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sand Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Cotton Plant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tupelo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Bemis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bemis is located in Woodruff County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bemis
- Bald Knob
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- Bradford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Gourd Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gourd Neck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gourd Neck
- Weldon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weldon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Judsonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Griffithville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Des Arc
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kensett
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Woodruff County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Augusta
- Bald Knob
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
- Judsonia
- Kensett
- McCrory
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 websites either 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 Woodruff 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 #60660 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #60660 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: Woodruff
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gregory
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2061985 Lon: -91.3342944
- 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 Woodruff, 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- 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. |
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