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:
37.9723, -89.0248
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 Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Benton. Benton lies just to the east northeast of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hickory Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Knight Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Naylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Naylor Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Mulkeytown Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mulkeytown Cemetery
- Zeigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Zeigler Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Grammer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grammer Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grammer Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
- Denning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Denning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning Cemetery
- New Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Union Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rea Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea Cemetery
- Masonic - Oddfellow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Park is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Browning Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Moser Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moser Cemetery is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moser 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:
- Buckner
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Christopher
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coello
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Valier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orient
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Rend City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rend City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rend City
- Mulkeytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zeigler
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plumfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Plumfield is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield
- Cambon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cambon is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Benton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Royalton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Freeman Spur is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Spur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
- Freeman Spur has also been known as:
- Freeman Spur village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeman Spur <6>
- West Frankfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- West Frankfort is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Deering City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Deering City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deering City
- Steel City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Steel City is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel City
- Sesser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bush
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bush is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction was located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- Stiritz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
- Smothersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smothersville is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smothersville
- Hanaford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hanaford is also located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanaford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Whittington
(10 miles [16.1 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. The following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Christopher
- Sesser
- West Frankfort
- Zeigler
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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 #409855 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409855 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Christopher
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.9722722 Lon: -89.0247956
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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 Franklin, 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 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. |