A visit to the Harrah Road 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 Harrah Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrah Road Cemetery:
41.8425, -86.3058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrah Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrah Road Cemetery is located in Berrien County<2>.
The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Harrah Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrah Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harrah Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrah Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Orchard Hills Country Club Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Dragon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dragon Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragon Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Ridge Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Buchanan.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1271 <5>
- Howe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howe Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe Cemetery
- Ann Beason Purdy Groves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Father Allouez Grave Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Silverbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Silverbrook Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverbrook Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Springbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springbrook Cemetery is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook Cemetery
- Portage Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage Prairie Cemetery
- The Portage Prairie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Portage Prairie UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2268878 <5>
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Josephs Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Josephs Cemetery
- Long Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Long Lake Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Bakertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bakertown Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown Cemetery
- Bertrand Protestant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Truitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Barron Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barron Lake Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Lake Cemetery
- Dick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dick Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Harrah Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrah Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buchanan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Niles
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bakertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bakertown is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Sumnerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sumnerville is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
- Dayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dayton is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Berrien Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Pokagon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pokagon is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pokagon
- Berrien Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Roseland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 635 people
- Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Indian Village is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Eau Claire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hills Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Glendora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glendora is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Galien
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Galien is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galien
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Hinchman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hinchman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinchman
- Snow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Snow is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow
- South Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Granger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hartman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hartman is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Zeigler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Saint Joseph County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Baroda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mishawaka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shanghai Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
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 Harrah Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Berrien County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrah Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berrien Springs
- Buchanan
- Edwardsburg
- Galien
- Mishawaka
- Niles
- Niles lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harrah Road Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Niles.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niles
- South Bend
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 Harrah Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Berrien 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 Harrah Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2374160 (Harrah Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2374160 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: Berrien
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Niles West
- Location given for Harrah Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8425 Lon: -86.3058333
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Berrien, 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- Harrah Road 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. |