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:
36.7039, -88.1434
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Cemetery is located in Calloway County<2>.
The county seat for Calloway County is located in Murray. Murray lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Smithson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smithson Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery #2 is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery #2
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Lone Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lone Oak Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Sage Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sage Hill Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sage Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ivie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivie Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivie Cemetery
- Byars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Byars Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars Cemetery
- Jeffrey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jeffrey Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Hooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hooper Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Outland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Outland Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland Cemetery
- Skinner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Skinner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Cemetery
- Bonner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bonner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonner Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Downs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Downs Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Cemetery
- Turkey Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Turkey Creek Cemetery is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Almo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Almo is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almo
- Dexter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
- Hardin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdealing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fairdealing is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- New Providence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Providence is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- Snider
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snider is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Dogtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dogtown is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Kirksey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kirksey is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
- Benton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hazel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Trigg Furnace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trigg Furnace is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigg Furnace
- Harris Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Bumpus Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tatumsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tatumsville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumsville
- Scale
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Scale is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
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 Calloway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cadiz
- Cadiz lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cadiz.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Hardin
- Murray
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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Calloway 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 Record ...
- GNIS ID #493801 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #493801 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: Calloway
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hico
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7039426 Lon: -88.1433645
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Calloway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'. |
| <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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