Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harris (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harris. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harris is located in Sullivan County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sullivan County: Adair, Grundy, Linn, Macon, Mercer & Putnam.
Below are the counties that are near Harris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harris:
- Sullivan County (The home county of Harris)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
- Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Humphreys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Boynton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Pollock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Green City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
- Green City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
- Pennville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Greencastle
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
- Greencastle is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <2>
- Winigan
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Daviess County
- Grundy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
- Spickard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <2>
- Dunlap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
- Dunlap is located in Grundy County
- Tindall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Laredo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south) - Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
- Trenton is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <2>
- Brimson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Grundy County
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Mount Moriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Moriah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Mount Moriah is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Cainsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Cainsville is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Akron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest) - Gilman City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
- Gilman City is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <2>
- Linn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Browning
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Purdin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south) - Linneus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Farmersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
- Farmersville is located in Livingston County
- Chula
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Chula is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chula <2>
- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Princeton is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
- Mercer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
- Mercer is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <2>
- Modena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modena
- Modena is located in Mercer County
- South Lineville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lineville
- South Lineville is located in Mercer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27 people
- Putnam County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Lucerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Powersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Unionville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Putnam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Unionville <2>
- Pearl City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County
- Decatur County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Morgan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasanton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
- Pleasanton is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Woodland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Woodland is located in Decatur County (IA)
- Wayne County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Lineville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Clio
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Clio is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Genoa
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Allerton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
- Allerton is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <2>
- Seymour
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harris, see our County-by-County Page for Harris.
Newspapers Published in Harris ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harris.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harris:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Sullivan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grundy County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Harrison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Linn County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Livingston County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mercer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Putnam County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Decatur County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Daviess County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Sullivan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Sullivan County
Cemeteries Near Harris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the White Oak Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- The White Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168370 <5>
- Wintersville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wintersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wintersville Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Busby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Busby Cemetery
- Half Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Half Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Half Rock Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxey Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Brackett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brackett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brackett Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Grove Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
- Continue List (298 more) ...
- John Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Williams Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Pemberton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pemberton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pemberton Cemetery
- John Williams Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Harris had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harris had a population of 55 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
- Wintersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
- Wintersville is located in Sullivan County
- Newtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
- Newtown is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newtown <2>
- Half Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Judson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Osgood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Topsy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Quinn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Ravanna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravanna
- Ravanna is located in Mercer County
- Lucerne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Galt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
- Galt is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <2>
- Humphreys
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
- Humphreys is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Mill Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove
- Mill Grove is located in Mercer County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Spickard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spickard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spickard
- Spickard is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spickard <2>
- Reger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Milan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
- Milan is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <2>
- Spickard
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harris. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3062, Longitude: -93.3503 In this case, the coordinates for Harris have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |