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:
38.7859, -92.6052
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 Cooper County<2>.
The county seat for Cooper County is located in Boonville. Boonville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 24 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.
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Strickfaden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Strickfaden Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickfaden Cemetery
- Garman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Garman Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garman Cemetery
- Robison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Robison Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robison Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- McCullock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCullock Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullock Cemetery
- The McCullock Cemetery has also been known as:
- McCulloch - Bishop Cemetery
- McCulloch Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
- Toler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Toler Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toler Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Block Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Block Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block Cemetery
- Rohrback Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rohrback Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrback Cemetery
- Smiley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smiley Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley Cemetery
- Renshaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Renshaw Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renshaw Cemetery
- Sappington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Sappington Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Cofer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cofer Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cofer Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hickam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickam Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickam Cemetery
- Pettigrew Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettigrew Cemetery is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettigrew Cemetery
- Big Lick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Big Lick Cemetery is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lick 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:
- Pisgah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Prairie Home
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Clarks Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Lone Elm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Clarksburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Lupus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Wooldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- California
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McBaine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Petersburg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Bunceton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Windsor Place village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Huntsdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Tipton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- Rocheport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bellair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bellair is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellair
- Boonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centertown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Cooper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Bunceton
- California
- Clarksburg
- Hartsburg
- Lupus
- New Franklin
- Pilot Grove
- Rocheport
- Tipton
- Wooldridge
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 professional and volunteer 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cooper 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 #719146 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #719146 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: Cooper
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie Home
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.7858611 Lon: -92.6051899
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cooper, 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' (or 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- 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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