RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Michigan >> Berrien County >> Harris CemeteryIndex...

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:

42.2145, -86.3484

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 Berrien County<2>.

The county seat for Berrien County is located in Saint Joseph. Saint Joseph lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • North Shore Memory Garden
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Curtis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Curtis Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Cemetery
  • Coloma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Coloma Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coloma Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Coloma.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #270670 <5>
  • Lake Shore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Lake Shore Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Cemetery
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyer Cemetery
  • Kniebes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
  • Fish Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fish Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Cemetery
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Pauls UCC Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls UCC Cemetery
  • Watervliet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Watervliet Cemetery is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet Cemetery
  • Emmanuel Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emmanuel Home Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Millburg Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Millburg Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millburg Cemetery
    • Zion EUB Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Zion EUB Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion EUB Cemetery
    • Fairview Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Byers Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Byers Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Cemetery
    • Rush Lake Catholic Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Covert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Covert Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert Cemetery
    • Morton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morton Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
    • Pearl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Pearl Cemetery is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
    • Pioneer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 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:

  • Lake Michigan Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lake Michigan Beach is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Michigan Beach
  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverside is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Coloma
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Paw Paw Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Paw Paw Lake is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Lake
  • Fish Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fish Corners is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Corners
  • Watervliet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mizpah Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mizpah Park is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Park
  • Twelve Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Twelve Corners is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelve Corners
  • Benton Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Benton Heights is located in Berrien County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Heights
  • Covert
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Benton Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Saint Joseph
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fair Plain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Plain is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Plain
    • Sodus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Sodus is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
    • Keeler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Keeler is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeler
    • Scottdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Scottdale is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottdale
    • Shanghai Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Shanghai Corners is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Corners
    • Naomi
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Naomi is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naomi
    • Shoreham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shoreham is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 829 people
    • Hartman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Hartman is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
    • Bangor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Bangor is located in Van Buren County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangor <6>
    • South Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Glenlord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Glenlord is located in Berrien County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenlord
      • Glenlord has also been known as:
      • Glen Lord

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 Berrien County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Harris 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 Harris Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #627832  (Harris Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #627832 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: 217 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coloma
      • Location given for Harris Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.2144814     Lon: -86.3483574
      • 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.