A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:
41.1158, -93.5897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrison Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Osceola. Osceola lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Bethel Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wren Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wren Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Hill Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Twyford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Twyford Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twyford Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ottawa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ottawa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Clore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clore Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clore Cemetery
- Christian Neck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Jamison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jamison Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Woodburn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Woodburn Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Liberty Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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 Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Woodburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Center is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Cool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cool is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Lucas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- New Virginia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Osceola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lacona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Derby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Lucas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Milo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Truro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bauer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bauer is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauer
- Saint Marys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Green Bay ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Green Bay is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
- Weldon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Weldon is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Le Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Le Roy is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Chariton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkson ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Williamson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Indianola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lacelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Lacelle is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacelle
- Humeston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ackworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ackworth is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 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 Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chariton
- Humeston
- Indianola
- Lacona
- Lucas
- Milo
- Milo lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harrison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
- Osceola
- Truro
- Truro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harrison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Truro.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1823265 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1823265 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodburn
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.1158301 Lon: -93.5896602
- 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 Clarke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison 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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