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We aren't confident of the location of the Dayton Harris Gravesite, so consider the above location as an estimate.<1>


Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Dayton Harris Gravesite. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <2> website: The Dayton Harris Gravesite (FG ID #7931)

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 Dayton Harris Gravesite ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dayton Harris Gravesite has been estimated.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dayton Harris Gravesite

Lat:   36.2074°   (36° 12' 26")

Lon:   -116.8703°   (-116° 52' 13")

The cemetery is located in Inyo County<4>.

As an estimate, the Dayton Harris Gravesite is located 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of Furnace Creek.

The county seat for Inyo County is located in Independence. Independence lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the west northwest of the Dayton Harris Gravesite .

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 Dayton Harris Gravesite:

  • Pages specific to California:
  • Pages specific to Inyo County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Dayton Harris Gravesite 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 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Dayton Harris Gravesite.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dayton Harris Gravesite, with the nearest first.

    • Eagle Borax Works ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Borax Works
      • Eagle Borax Works is located in Inyo County
    • Death Valley Charcoal Kilns ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ryan ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Inyo County
    • Panamint City ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panamint City
      • Panamint City is located in Inyo County
    • Greenwater ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwater have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwater
      • Greenwater is located in Inyo County
    • Indian Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Inyo County
    • Furnace Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Creek
      • Furnace Creek is located in Inyo County
      • Furnace Creek has also been known as:
      • Furnace Creek Ranch
    • Harrisburg ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
      • Harrisburg is located in Inyo County
    • Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
      • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County
      • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
      • Greenland
    • Lila C ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lila C have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lila C
      • Lila C is located in Inyo County
    • Park Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
      • Park Village is located in Inyo County
    • Indian Ranch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ranch
      • Indian Ranch is located in Inyo County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • Ballarat ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballarat
        • Ballarat is located in Inyo County
      • Ashford Mill ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Mill
        • Ashford Mill is located in Inyo County
      • Schwab ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schwab have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
        • Schwab is located in Inyo County
      • Skidoo ‑ Historic
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidoo
        • Skidoo is located in Inyo County
      • Death Valley Junction
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Scranton ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
        • Scranton is located in Inyo County
      • Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beatty Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
        • Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County

    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 Dayton Harris Gravesite. The following communities are located in Inyo County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dayton Harris Gravesite.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Greenwater - Historic
    • Skidoo - Historic
      • Skidoo lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Dayton Harris Gravesite.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Skidoo.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidoo

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 7 that are within 26 miles [41.8 km] of the Dayton Harris Gravesite.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dayton Harris Gravesite, with the nearest first.

    • Greenwater Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Greenwater Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Greenwater Cemetery is located in Inyo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwater Cemetery is located 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northwest of Furnace Creek.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwater Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2309456 <2>
    • Skidoo Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Skidoo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Skidoo Cemetery is located in Inyo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Skidoo Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of Stovepipe Wells.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skidoo Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254610 <2>
    • Ballarat Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Ballarat Cemetery is located in Inyo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ballarat Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Ballarat.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballarat Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161535 <2>
    • Schwab Cemetery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Schwab Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Schwab Cemetery is located in Inyo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Schwab Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Furnace Creek.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schwab Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336833 <2>
    • Death Valley Junction Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jean Lemoigne Gravesite
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • The Jean Lemoigne Gravesite is located in Inyo County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite is located in the vicinity of Beatty Junction
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jean Lemoigne Gravesite
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #8084 <2>
    • Death Valley Junction Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)

    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 Dayton Harris Gravesite:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1666938  (Dayton Harris Grave Monument)
      • Note: GNIS record #1666938 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: Badwater
      • County: Inyo         Elev: -76
      • Location given for GNIS #1666938 (Dayton Harris Grave Monument)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #7931

    The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

    The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Dayton Harris Gravesite. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2074, Longitude: -116.8703       In this case, the coordinates for the Dayton Harris Gravesite have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Inyo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <7>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.









 

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