A visit to the Harrisville 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 Harrisville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrisville Cemetery:
31.9713, -90.0781
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrisville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrisville Cemetery is located in Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Harrisville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrisville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harrisville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrisville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Rexford Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rexford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #762049 <5>
- Palestine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Enoch Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Enoch Grove Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Georgetown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Braxton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Strong River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Strong River Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong River Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Harrisville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrisville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Braxton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Hopewell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- King
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Alonzo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Westville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- D'Lo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Whites
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Mendenhall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cato
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Terry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Hebron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sardis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sanatorium
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Byram
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Harrisville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrisville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Mendenhall
- Pearl
- Terry
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harrisville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 Harrisville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1959805 (Harrisville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959805 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harrisville
- Location given for Harrisville Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.971267 Lon: -90.0781393
- 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 Simpson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harrisville 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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