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:
33.2043, -85.1208
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 Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Zachary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zachary Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary Cemetery
- Owensby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Owensby Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensby Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brett Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brett Cemetery
- Western Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Western Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Buttrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Buttrill Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttrill Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Lashley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lashley Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashley Cemetery
- Persons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Persons Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persons Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Cheek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Turman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turman Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turman Cemetery
- Philpot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Philpot Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philpot Cemetery
- Dowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dowell Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell Cemetery
- Rains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rains Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains Cemetery
- Shackleford - Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Riverside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Glenn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Asta Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Asta Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asta Village
- Brays Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vernon is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Frolona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Standing Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evansville is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Abbottsford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Centralhatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- West Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- LaGrange
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hogansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Whitfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitfield is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Roosterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Stroud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Ephesus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 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 Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Franklin
- Hogansville
- LaGrange
- Roanoke
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 professional and volunteer 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 Georgia:
- Pages specific to Heard 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 #347066 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347066 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillcrest
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2042867 Lon: -85.1207749
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Heard, 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 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |