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:
34.0721, -89.7337
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 Yalobusha County<2>.
The county seat for Yalobusha County is located in Water Valley. Water Valley lies just to the northeast 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 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Green Goshen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Green Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Goshen Cemetery
- Long Branch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Pipkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pipkin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipkin Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Gimble Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gimble Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimble Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Sylva Rena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sylva Rena Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva Rena Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
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- Fords Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fords Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hervey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Zion Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Grove Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Gilmore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilmore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Velma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Velma is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
- Coffeeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tillatoba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tillatoba is located in Yalobusha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillatoba
- Population from the 2010 Census: 91 people
- Springdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Springdale is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
- Pope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pope is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Courtland is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Charleston
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rosebloom
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebloom is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebloom
- Crevi ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Crevi is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crevi
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Memphis Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Memphis Junction is located in Grenada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Junction
- Banner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Terza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Terza is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terza
- Batesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paynes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paynes is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes
- Grenada
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Alesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Alesville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
- Chapeltown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapeltown is located in Panola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapeltown
- Bruce
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Delay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Delay is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delay
- Leverett
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Leverett is located in Tallahatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverett
- Big Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Oxford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
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 Yalobusha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Batesville
- Bruce
- Bruce lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bruce.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
- Charleston
- Coffeeville
- Grenada
- Oxford
- Water Valley
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 Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Yalobusha 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 #670973 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670973 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: Yalobusha
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Velma
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0720555 Lon: -89.7336986
- 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 Yalobusha, 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. |