A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:
45.6026, -123.0401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrison Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies just to the southeast of the Harrison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harrison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jackson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Raffety Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Raffety Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raffety Cemetery
- St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
- The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Francis Cemetery
- Union Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Point Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- Old Scotch Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotch Church Cemetery
- The Old Scotch Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tualatin Plains Cemetery
- Shadybrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shadybrook Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadybrook Cemetery
- Arcade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Arcade Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade Cemetery
- Purdin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Purdin Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin Cemetery
- Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Methodist Cemetery
- The Cornelius Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Emanuel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2188456 <5>
- Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- The Emanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cornelius Lutheran Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38681 <5>
- IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hillsboro Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fir Lawn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fir Lawn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fir Lawn Cemetery
- Helvetia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Helvetia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helvetia Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The West Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Forest View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Forest View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest View Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountaindale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountaindale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Christie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Christie has also been known as:
- Carstens
- North Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Banks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cornelius
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kansas City is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Forest Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Watts
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watts is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Blooming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blooming is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming
- Newton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- West Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Manning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dilley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dilley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilley
- Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reedville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rockcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockcreek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockcreek
- Gales Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Buxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tobias
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tobias is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobias
- Oak Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hills is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hills
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bethany is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Burlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Multnomah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Farmington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmington is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
- Aloha
(11 miles [17.7 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 Harrison Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aloha
- Banks
- Banks lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harrison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Banks.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Cornelius
- Forest Grove
- Hillsboro
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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1163381 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1163381 has been 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:
- Class: cemetery
- Map Name: Forest Grove
- County: Washington
- Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 45.6026146 Lon: -123.0401069
- 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 Washington, 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- Harrison 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |