A visit to the Harris 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 Harris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Cemetery:
39.1340, -82.6899
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies just to the south southeast of the Harris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tennant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tennant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant Cemetery
- Landrum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Landrum Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum Cemetery
- Mathers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathers Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Limerick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Limerick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick Cemetery
- McCune Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCune Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCune Cemetery
- Rockwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- Sell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sell Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Glassburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glassburn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glassburn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Exline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Exline Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline Cemetery
- Coalton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Coalton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Brocke Corner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dole Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dole Cemetery
- Dozer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dozer Cemetery is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Limerick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Coalton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Ray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Mount Sinai
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Glen Roy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Richland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Wellston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hamden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Dale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Glade
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Beaver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Pattonsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Dundas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- McArthur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schooley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hamden
- Jackson
- McArthur
- Waverly
- Wellston
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 Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1041357 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1041357 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Byer
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.1339592 Lon: -82.6898894
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- 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> | 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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