A visit to the Harris 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 Harris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Cemetery:
40.3636, -90.4491
The Harris Cemetery is located in McDonough County<1>.
The county seat for McDonough County is located in Macomb. Macomb lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Harris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris 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 Harris Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Vermont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vermont Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Zoll Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zoll Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoll Cemetery
- Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Temple Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dennis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dennis Cemetery is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Clark - Evans - Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pennington Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chockley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- France Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The France Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Old Ipava Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Old Ipava Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ipava Cemetery
- Ipava Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ipava Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava Cemetery
- Stites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stites Cemetery is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites 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]<2> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Table Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Vermont
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adair
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ipava
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Philadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Philadelphia is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Astoria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bardolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smithfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doddsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Littleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bushnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Checkrow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- University Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- University Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Village
- East Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- East Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village
- Lamone Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lamone Village is located in McDonough County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamone Village
- Macomb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lewistown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Browning
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Marbletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cuba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Babylon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McDonough County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adair
- Astoria
- Bardolph
- Bushnell
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Industry
- Ipava
- Lewistown
- Macomb
- Table Grove
- Vermont
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 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 Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to McDonough 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:
- Referenced GNIS Records ...
- GNIS ID #409843 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409843 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: McDonough
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vermont
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3639318 Lon: -90.449293
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
- GNIS ID #1954808 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1954808 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: McDonough
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Harris Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |