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A visit to the Harris Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

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 Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Hill Cemetery

Lat:   42.9644°   (42° 57' 51")

Lon:   -78.6816°   (-78° 40' 53")

The Harris Hill Cemetery is located in Erie County<1>.

The county seat for Erie County is located in Buffalo. Buffalo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Harris Hill Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harris Hill Cemetery.<3>

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

  • Transit Rural Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Transit Rural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Transit Rural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Transit Rural Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • War of 1812 Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the War of 1812 Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the War of 1812 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The War of 1812 Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Michaels Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • John Wolf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Wolf Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Wolf Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Powers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powers Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Halter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halter Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Clarence Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarence Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarence Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarence Center Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarence Fillmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shope Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Erie County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harris Hill Cemetery.

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

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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Erie County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Hill 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 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 Hill Cemetery:

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harris Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9644, Longitude: -78.6816    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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