A visit to the Harris Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Harris Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harris Cemetery (FG ID #100735).
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:
40.2181, -95.5736
The Harris Cemetery is located in Richardson County<2>.
The county seat for Richardson County is located in Falls City. Falls City lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Harris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.
Establishment of the Harris Cemetery ...
The Harris Cemetery was established in 1874.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brick Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Berg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. Deroin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- New St. Anns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New St. Anns Cemetery is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New St. Anns Cemetery
- St. Annes Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fricke Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hillsdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penniwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cupola Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Verdon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arago Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corning Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Corning Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Archer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Liberty - Cornel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- St. Marks Lutheran Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Guilliams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Williams Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Beck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck 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 Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barada
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saint Deroin ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shubert
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arago ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Corning
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Verdon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Straussville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nemaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Craig
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stella
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Phelps City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Phelps City is located in Atchison County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phelps City
- Preston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Richardson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rulo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Port
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Howe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Big Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reserve
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bigelow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Fortescue
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
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 Richardson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Bigelow
- Brownville
- Corning
- Craig
- Dawson
- Fairfax
- Falls City
- Howe
- Howe lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Howe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Mound City
- Nemaha
- Rock Port
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Rulo lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Rulo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rulo
- Salem
- Shubert
- Stella
- Tarkio
- Verdon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Nebraska:
- Pages specific to Richardson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #100735
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #829820 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #829820 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: Richardson
- Est. Elev: 358 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barada
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2183333 Lon: -95.5733183
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Richardson, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |