A visit to the Harmony 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 Harmony Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmony Cemetery:
34.3187, -88.9815
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmony Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County<2>.
The county seat for Pontotoc County is located in Pontotoc. Pontotoc lies just to the south southwest of the Harmony Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harmony Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Harmony Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pontotoc Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pontotoc Memorial Park is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc Memorial Park
- Ecru Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ecru Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ecru Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Ecru.
- The Ecru Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ecru City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2147928 <5>
- Babb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Weatherall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherall Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherall Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Oliver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Pontotoc City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ingomar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ingomar Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wardlow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Wardlow Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardlow Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- College Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Wallersville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wallersville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallersville Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins 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 Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmony Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Cherry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Ecru
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Possum Trot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
- Ingomar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ingomar is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar
- Turnpike
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Turnpike is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
- Sherman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Algoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Thaxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bissell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Jug Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jug Fork is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jug Fork
- Ellistown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ellistown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellistown
- New Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenfield is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfield
- Pannell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Birmingham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birmingham is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
- Toccopola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Goodford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Tupelo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boggan Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boggan Bend is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggan Bend
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 Harmony Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pontotoc County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmony Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Harmony Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Pontotoc
- Tupelo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Pontotoc 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 Harmony Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #670931 (Harmony Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670931 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: Pontotoc
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Northeast Pontotoc
- Location given for Harmony Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3187154 Lon: -88.9814507
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Pontotoc, 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- Harmony 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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