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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:

44.2507, -123.1090

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 Linn County<2>.

The county seat for Linn County is located in Albany. Albany lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the north 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>

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

  • West Point Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The West Point Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The IOOF Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
  • Masonic Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
  • Workman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Workman Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
  • Alford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Alford Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
  • Lancaste - Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milliorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Milliorn Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milliorn Cemetery
  • Wigle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wigle Cemetery is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wigle Cemetery
  • Halsey Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
  • Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Lawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rest Lawn Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Junction City.
    • The Rest Lawn Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #316522 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Caldwell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
    • Luper Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Blan Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Blan Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blan Cemetery
    • Danish Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Danish Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
    • Coburg IOOF Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Coburg IOOF Cemetery is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg IOOF Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Coburg IOOF Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Coburg.
      • The Coburg IOOF Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Odd Fellows Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38670 <5>
    • Monroe Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones - Kime - Brown Property Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
    • St. Rose Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Union - Turnbow - Mays Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Franklin Grange Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Harrisburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Coburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Halsey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cheshire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Santa Clara
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Santa Clara is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Monroe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Franklin is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Alvadore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • River Road
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • River Road is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
  • Brownsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bellfountain Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eugene
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • North Springfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • North Springfield is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springfield
    • Marcola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Shedd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Springfield
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mabel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Mabel is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabel
    • Crawfordsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Boston ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Boston is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
      • Boston has also been known as:
      • Boston Mills
    • Fern Ridge Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fern Ridge Shores is located in Lane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Ridge Shores
    • Jennyopolis ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jennyopolis is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennyopolis
    • Thurston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Linn County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Linn 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 #1121620  (Harris Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1121620 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: Linn
      • Est. Elev: 101 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Indian Head
      • Location given for Harris Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2506794     Lon: -123.108979
      • 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 Oregon's counties, including Linn, 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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