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:
36.0204, -77.4975
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 Edgecombe County<2>.
The county seat for Edgecombe County is located in Tarboro. Tarboro lies just to the south southwest of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Whitehard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitehard Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehard Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Bland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bland Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Hogun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hogun Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogun Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bulluck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bulluck Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulluck Cemetery
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- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Mizell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Leggett House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
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 Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lawrence
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Roseneath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Speed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Leggett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hobgood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Hope Lodge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Braswells Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Summerfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Tarboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Coakley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Scotland Neck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Princeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Palmyra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Gethsemane
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Hartsease
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Hartsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsboro
- Oak City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henrietta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Whitakers
(13 miles [20.9 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 Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Edgecombe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battleboro
- Enfield
- Scotland Neck
- Tarboro
- Whitakers
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 professional and volunteer 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Edgecombe 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 #986459 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986459 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: Edgecombe
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hobgood
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0204339 Lon: -77.4974711
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Edgecombe, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |