A visit to the Harrell 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 Harrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrell Cemetery:
38.5550, -88.6164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrell Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Fairfield. Fairfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the Harrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Harrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Jacob Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jacob Chapel Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Chapel Cemetery
- Johnsonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnsonville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- The IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
- IOOF Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Christian Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wolfe Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Forth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Forth Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forth Cemetery
- Willow Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
- Onstott Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Onstott Church Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onstott Church Cemetery
- The Onstott Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Onstott Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #644287 <5>
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Smyer Old Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyer Old Cemetery is located in Moultrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyer Old Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Johnsonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Xenia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kenner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kenner is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
- Union Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Town is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Town
- Shields
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Hickory Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Rinard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cisne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Flora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iuka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jeffersonville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Geff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Omega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Omega is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Bannister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bannister is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Keenes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Wayne City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sims
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Enterprise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Louisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cartter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cartter is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartter
- Kell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Markham City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Boyleston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyleston is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyleston
- Camp Travis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Travis is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Travis
- Clay City
(16 miles [25.7 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 Harrell 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 Harrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay City
- Flora
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harrell Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Jeffersonville
- Louisville
- Wayne City
- Xenia
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 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 Harrell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- 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 Harrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409833 (Harrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409833 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: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Johnsonville
- Location given for Harrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.5550478 Lon: -88.6164414
- 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 Illinois' 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrell 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. |