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:
40.6225, -93.1880
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Corydon. Corydon lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Hickerson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hickerson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickerson Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Ripper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ripper Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripper Cemetery
- Shriver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shriver Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shriver Cemetery
- Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Sturgeon Cemetery
- The Moss Sturgeon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sturgeon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96439 <5>
- Medicineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Medicineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shoultz Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shoultz Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoultz Cemetery
- The Shoultz Cemetery has also been known as:
- Schultz Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96311 <5>
- Southlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southlawn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southlawn Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bollman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bollman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollman Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Banta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Torrey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Torrey Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Rankin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Rankin Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin Cemetery
- Powersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Powersville Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville Cemetery
- Wyreka Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wyreka Cemetery is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyreka Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Promise City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Promise City Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Promise City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Promise City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95900 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Genoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Genoa is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Saint John
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saint John is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
- Seymour
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Powersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Powersville is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Promise City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Promise City is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Jerome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jerome is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Numa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Numa is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Numa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Plano
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corydon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lucerne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lucerne is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucerne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Hodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hodge is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Unionville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Clio
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clio is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Mendota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Pearl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Brazil
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brazil is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Millerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millerton is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
- Mystic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Confidence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Confidence is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confidence
- Lineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lineville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- South Lineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allerton
- Centerville
- Clio
- Corydon
- Lineville
- Lucerne
- Powersville
- Ravanna
- Seymour
- Unionville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #457281 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457281 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Saint John
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.6225094 Lon: -93.1879876
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Wayne, 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. |
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