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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 #2398390)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   44.7499°   (44° 44' 59")

Lon:   -65.4643°   (-65° 27' 51")

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 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 Nova Scotia:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Harris Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harris Cemetery.

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

    • Clementsvale
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clementsvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsvale
    • Lequille
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lequille came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lequille
    • Bear River 6B
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bear River 6B came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear River 6B
    • Lake La Rose
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake La Rose came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake La Rose
    • Granville Centre
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Granville Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Annapolis Royal
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Round Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
    • Belleisle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleisle came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleisle
    • Granville Beach
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Perotte
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perotte
    • Parker Cove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (18 more) ...
      • Hillsburn
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Upper Clements
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Upper Clements. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Clements
      • Tupperville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupperville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupperville
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupperville <4>
      • Port Royal
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Upper Granville
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Granville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Granville
      • Young's Cove
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young's Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young's Cove
      • Litchfield
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
      • Centrelea
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Delaps Cove
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Karsdale
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karsdale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karsdale
      • Clementsport
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Parker's Cove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker's Cove came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker's Cove
      • Cornwallis Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwallis Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwallis Park
      • Cornwallis
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Carleton Corner
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carleton Corner came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Corner
      • Bridgetown
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Inglewood
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Hampton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Harris Cemetery.<6>

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

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

    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:

    The official website for Province of Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/

    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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harris Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7499, Longitude: -65.4643    
    <3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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