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A visit to the Harrisburg Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Harrisburg Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harrisburg Cemetery (FG ID #57030)

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 Harrisburg Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.7344°   (33° 44' 3")

Lon:   -113.5419°   (-113° 32' 30")

The Harrisburg Cemetery is located in La Paz County<2>.

The county seat for La Paz County is located in Parker. Parker lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Harrisburg Cemetery .

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 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 Harrisburg Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arizona:
  • Pages specific to La Paz County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Harrisburg Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 11 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of the Harrisburg Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Harqua Hala ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harqua Hala. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harqua Hala
      • Harqua Hala is located in La Paz County
    • Salome
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wenden
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Vicksburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
      • Vicksburg is located in La Paz County
    • New Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in La Paz County
    • Cullen's Well ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cullen's Well. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen's Well
      • Cullen's Well is located in Maricopa County
    • McVay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVay
      • McVay is located in La Paz County
    • Brenda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenda
      • Brenda is located in La Paz County
    • Utting
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utting
      • Utting is located in La Paz County
    • Aguila
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

    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 Harrisburg Cemetery. The following communities are located in La Paz County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrisburg Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Salome

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 8 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Harrisburg Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrisburg Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Dick Wick Hall Gravesite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harqua Hala Pioneer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harqua Hala Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Harqua Hala Pioneer Cemetery is located in La Paz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harqua Hala Pioneer Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2131108 <1>
    • Wenden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Salome Pioneer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Salome Pioneer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Salome Pioneer Cemetery is located in La Paz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salome Pioneer Cemetery
    • Vicksburg Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Culling's Well Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tom Walder Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tom Walder Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tom Walder Memorial Park is located in Maricopa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tom Walder Memorial Park
    • Bouse Cemetery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Harrisburg Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #22766  (Harrisburg Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #22766 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: Harrisburg Valley
      • County: La Paz         Elev: 525
      • Location given for GNIS #22766 (Harrisburg Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #57030

    The official website for La Paz County: www.co.la-paz.az.us/

    The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including La Paz, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harrisburg Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7344, Longitude: -113.5419    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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