A visit to the Harris Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Chapel Cemetery:
30.8574, -85.8638
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Bonifay. Bonifay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Harris Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Harris Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Dyson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dyson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dyson Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Caryville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71919 <5>
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Westville Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville Cemetery
- Blackman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman Cemetery
- East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery is located 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Bonifay.
- The East Pittman Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
- Pittman Creek Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2290024 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Whitewater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Whitewater Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater Cemetery
- Leonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Leonia Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonia Cemetery
- Broxton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Broxton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ponce de Leon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vaughanville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Vaughanville Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughanville Cemetery
- McDuffie Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Royals Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Still Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Still Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
- Padgett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Padgett Cemetery is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padgett Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cerrogordo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cerrogordo is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
- Izagora
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Westville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caryville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ponce de Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Bonifay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Black
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Black is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Geneva
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Argyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Knox Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knox Hill is located in Walton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Hill
- Coosada Old Town ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coosada Old Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosada Old Town
- Esto
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Esto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- De Funiak Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chipley
- De Funiak Springs
- Geneva
- Hartford
- Samson
- Samson lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harris Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Samson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samson
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 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #283763 (Harris Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #283763 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 21 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Caryville
- Location given for Harris Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8574075 Lon: -85.8638233
- 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 Florida's counties, including Holmes, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Chapel 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. |