A visit to the Old Harris Creek 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 Old Harris Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Harris Creek Cemetery:
40.1539, -84.4338
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Harris Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Harris Creek Cemetery is located in Darke County<2>.
The county seat for Darke County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Harris Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Harris Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Harris Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Harris Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Christian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Bloomer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bloomer Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer Cemetery
- St. Peters Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Greenville Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Deeter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Deeter Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeter Cemetery
- Hoover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoover Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Gettysburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gettysburg Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg Cemetery
- The Gettysburg Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cromer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185391 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Covington.
- The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Covington Cemetery
- Ingle Family Burying Ground
- Old Township Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41403 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Miami Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Church Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Greenlawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
- Erisman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Erisman Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erisman Cemetery
- Priest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Priest Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Cemetery
- St. Remy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Remy Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Remy Cemetery
- English Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The English Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
- St. Valberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Valberts Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Valberts Cemetery
- Hartle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartle Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartle Cemetery
- Coppess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Coppess Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coppess Cemetery
- Stelvideo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stelvideo Cemetery is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo Cemetery
- Sugar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sugar Grove Cemetery is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove Cemetery
- Munk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Munk Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munk Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Harris Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Harris Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bloomer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomer is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Gettysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gettysburg is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- West Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Covington is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Covington
- Covington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Polo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Polo is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Versailles
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Russia
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stelvideo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stelvideo is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stelvideo
- Frenchtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Frenchtown is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Poplar Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dawn is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn
- Piqua
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brock is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Abbottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Abbottsville is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsville
- Pitsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Laura
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ludlow Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ludlow Falls is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Lockington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Ansonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ansonia is located in Darke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,120 people
- Arcanum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Old Harris Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Darke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Harris Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ansonia
- Arcanum
- Bradford
- Covington
- Greenville
- Piqua
- Versailles
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 helpful 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 Old Harris Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Ohio:
- Pages specific to Darke 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 Old Harris Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1044109 (Old Harris Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1044109 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: Darke
- Est. Elev: 296 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Versailles
- Location given for Old Harris Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.1539383 Lon: -84.4338389
- 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 Darke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Harris Creek 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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