A visit to the Harres 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 Harres Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harres Cemetery:
38.4956, -89.2267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harres Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harres Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Harres Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harres Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harres Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harres Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Knolhoff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Knolhoff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knolhoff Cemetery
- Garrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Garrison Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison Cemetery
- Petrea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Petrea Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Wadsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wadsworth Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Cemetery
- Irvington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Irvington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Jolliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jolliff Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolliff Cemetery
- Matsler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Matsler Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matsler Cemetery
- Grand Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Grand Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Point Cemetery
- Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gilead Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilead Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Centralia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #105562 <5>
- Mt. Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ferrin Cemetery
- German Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #104748 <5>
- Collins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- The Posey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Berry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107545 <5>
- North Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The North Prairie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Prairie Cemetery
- Fouts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fouts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouts Cemetery
- Snyder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Snyder Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park has also been known as:
- Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harres Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harres Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hoffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoyleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wamac
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wamac is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
- Irvington
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin Heights is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Heights
- Centralia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Central City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
- Junction City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Posey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Posey is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
- New Minden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Minden is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Minden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Richview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Walnut Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandoval
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ashley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlyle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Odin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nashville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Beckemeyer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bartelso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Harres Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harres Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashley
- Carlyle
- Central City
- Nashville
- Odin
- Odin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Harres Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
- Sandoval
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 Harres Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Harres Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409834 (Harres Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409834 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irvington
- Location given for Harres Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.495605 Lon: -89.2267423
- 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 Washington, 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- Harres 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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