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A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:

45.7227, -111.7900

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Harrison Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Virginia City. Virginia City lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Harrison Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harrison Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 27 miles [43.5 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sappington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Sappington Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sappington Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
    • The Valley View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pony Cemetery
  • South Boulder Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The South Boulder Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boulder Cemetery
  • Stateler Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Stateler Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateler Cemetery
  • Mt. Green Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Green Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Green Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Green Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Willow Creek.
    • The Mt. Green Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Willow Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21006 <5>
  • Red Bluff Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Red Bluff Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Whitehall Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Whitehall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
  • Fish Creek Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • The Fish Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fish Creek Cemetery
  • Old Whitehall Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Whitehall Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Whitehall Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Whitehall Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Whitehall.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21027 <5>
  • McAllister Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • The McAllister Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
    • The McAllister Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Meadow Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Logan Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Logan Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
    • Headwaters Cemetery
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • The Headwaters Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headwaters Cemetery
    • Hills Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Hills Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Cemetery
    • Little Holland Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Churchill Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • The Churchill Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery
    • Silver Star Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • The Silver Star Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Star Cemetery
    • Meadowview Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • The Meadowview Cemetery is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Meadowview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Manhattan.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #20989 <5>
    • Evans Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • The Evans Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Harrison
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Pony ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Strawberry ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Strawberry is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Willow Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mammoth
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mammoth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Norris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Bluff is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Jefferson Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
  • Cardwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Forks
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitehall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Piedmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McAllister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arnold
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
    • Copper City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Copper City is located in Broadwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
    • Amsterdam
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Churchill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
    • Amsterdam - Churchill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
    • Manhattan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Star
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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 Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Harrison Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Montana:
  • Pages specific to Madison 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 Harrison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #784575  (Harrison Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #784575 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: Madison
      • Est. Elev: 1490 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harrison
      • Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 45.7227058     Lon: -111.7899802
      • 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 Montana's counties, including Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison 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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