A visit to the Harristown Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Harristown Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harristown Cemetery (FG ID #202591).
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 Harristown Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harristown Cemetery:
39.8447, -89.0860
The Harristown Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the east of the Harristown Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harristown Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harristown Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harristown Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Crum Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crum Cemetery
- Macon County Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Whitley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Muirheid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Muirheid Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muirheid Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hudelson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hudelson Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudelson Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Illini Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Illini Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illini Cemetery
- Long Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Long Point Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point Cemetery
- Berea Christian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
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- Fairlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairlawn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boiling Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Two Mile Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Stafford Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Cemetery
- Darmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Darmer Cemetery is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darmer Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope 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 Harristown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harristown Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harristown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Niantic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boody
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bearsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Illiopolis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turpin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Latham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blue Mound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sangamon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hervey City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hervey City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey City
- Long Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Oreana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grove City is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Bolivia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Moweaqua
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chestnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Maroa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pulaski
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Harristown Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harristown Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blue Mound
- Chestnut
- Decatur
- Forsyth
- Harristown
- Illiopolis
- Macon
- Macon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harristown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Maroa
- Maroa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harristown Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Maroa.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maroa
- Mount Auburn
- Mount Pulaski
- Mount Zion
- Moweaqua
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Oreana
- Stonington
- Warrensburg
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 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 Harristown Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Harristown Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #202591
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816703 (Harristown Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816703 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harristown
- Location given for Harristown Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.845039 Lon: -89.0861923
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, 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- Harristown 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |