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:
43.3130, -95.4481
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 Osceola County<2>.
The county seat for Osceola County is located in Sibley. Sibley lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Harrison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mennonite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Baker Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Baker Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Twp. Cemetery
- Westport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Westport Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport Cemetery
- Ocheyedan Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Excelsior Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- First Reformed Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Reformed Church Cemetery
- The First Reformed Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Reformed Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204562 <5>
- Horton Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Twp. Cemetery
- Goewey Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Goewey Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goewey Twp. Cemetery
- Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Silver Lake Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Lake Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake Cemetery
- Little Sioux Lutheran Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- The Randolph Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph Cemetery
- Lone Tree Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Tree Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Tree Cemetery
- Round Lake Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Round Lake Cemetery is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake Cemetery
- Roseland Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Roseland Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland Cemetery
- St. Cecilla Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Cecilla Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Cecilla Cemetery
- Steuck Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Steuck Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuck Cemetery
- Center Twp. Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- The Center Twp. Cemetery is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Twp. Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
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:
- May City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Ocheyedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Hartley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Lake Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cloverdale is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Everly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Everly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Allendorf
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allendorf is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendorf
- Sanborn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Moneta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moneta is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moneta
- Milford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Okoboji
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Okoboji is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Okoboji
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Wahpeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wahpeton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahpeton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Fostoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fostoria is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Okoboji
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Round Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arnolds Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sibley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Primghar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sioux Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux Valley is located in Jackson County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux Valley
- Bigelow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- Ashton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Spirit Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Osceola County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Everly
- Hartley
- Lake Park
- Melvin
- Milford
- Ocheyedan
- Primghar
- Round Lake
- Sanborn
- Sibley
- Spirit Lake
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 helpful 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 Osceola 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 #457288 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457288 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: Osceola
- Est. Elev: 443 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: May City
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.3130246 Lon: -95.4480615
- 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 Osceola, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |