A visit to the Harris Cemetery #2 ...
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 #2 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Cemetery #2:
39.5659, -89.2101
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery #2 can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Cemetery #2 is located in Christian County<2>.
The county seat for Christian County is located in Taylorville. Taylorville lies just to the west of the Harris Cemetery #2 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery #2.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery #2.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery #2, with the nearest first.
- Fraley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fraley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraley Cemetery
- Glen Haven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tanner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Ponting Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ponting Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponting Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Taylorville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #202393 <5>
- Old Stonington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Donner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Donner Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donner Cemetery
- Owaneco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Owaneco Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owaneco Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Langley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mound Chapel United Brethen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Durbin Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin Cemetery
- Bilyeu Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bilyeu Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilyeu Cemetery
- Bethel Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Buckeye Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Buckeye Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Buckhart Dutch Reform Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Goode Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Brush Creek Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek Cemetery
- Potters Field Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Potters Field Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Field Cemetery
- Millersville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Millersville Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Jacobs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacobs Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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 Harris Cemetery #2.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery #2, with the nearest first:
- Velma
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Velma is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Taylorville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sandersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Owaneco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Stonington
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Langleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Langleyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langleyville
- Millersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millersville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Sharpsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Clarksdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksdale is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Assumption
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grove City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Moweaqua
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blue Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeisyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jeisyville is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeisyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Edinburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bulpitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kincaid
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Palmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tovey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rosamond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolivia is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivia
- Macon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ohlman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 #2. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Christian County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery #2.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assumption
- Blue Mound
- Edinburg
- Macon
- Mount Auburn
- Moweaqua
- Pana
- Pana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harris Cemetery #2.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pana.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
- Stonington
- Taylorville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harris Cemetery #2:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Christian 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 #2:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #409842 (Harris Number 2 Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409842 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: Christian
- Est. Elev: 184 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Willeys
- Location given for Harris Number 2 Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.5658771 Lon: -89.2100855
- 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 Christian, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Cemetery #2) 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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