Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harris (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harris. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Harris is located in Kent County .
To see how the shape of the state's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County : New London (CT) , Windham (CT) , Bristol , Newport , Providence & Washington .
Below are the counties that are near Harris. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harris:
Kent County (The home county of Harris)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Phenix is located in Kent County Arkwright (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Arkwright is located in Kent County West Warwick (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Quidnick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Quidnick is located in Kent County West Warwick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Warwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Warwick West Warwick is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 28,967 people
Coventry (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Coventry is located in Kent County Hillsgrove (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsgrove Hillsgrove is located in Kent County Apponaug (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apponaug Apponaug is located in Kent County Cowesett (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowesett Cowesett is located in Kent County Norwood (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Norwood is located in Kent County Shippee Corner (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippee Corner Shippee Corner is located in Kent County East Greenwich (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Greenwich East Greenwich is located in Kent County Population from the 2020 Census: 13,141 people
Buttonwoods (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttonwoods Buttonwoods is located in Kent County Bristol County
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Annawomscutt (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annawomscutt Annawomscutt is located in Bristol County Barrington (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,015 people
Barrington (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington Barrington is located in Bristol County Bristol (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 21,866 people
Bristol (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Bristol County Warren (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Warren is located in Bristol County Population from the 2020 Census: 10,469 people
Coggeshall (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coggeshall Coggeshall is located in Bristol County Newport County
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Jamestown (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 5,482 people
Melville (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville Melville is located in Newport County Lawtons (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawtons Lawtons is located in Newport County Portsmouth (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portsmouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 17,108 people
Portsmouth (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portsmouth Portsmouth is located in Newport County Tiverton (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiverton Tiverton is located in Newport County Jamestown (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Jamestown is located in Newport County Brenton Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brenton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenton Village Brenton Village is located in Newport County Clarks Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Village Clarks Village is located in Newport County Middletown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 15,803 people
Middletown (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Newport County Newport East (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport East Newport East is located in Newport County Newport (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Newport is located in Newport County Population from the 2020 Census: 24,412 people
Providence County
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Oaklawn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Oaklawn is located in Providence County Kent ‑ Historic(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kent. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Kent is located in Providence County Garden City (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Garden City is located in Providence County Meshanticut (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Meshanticut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meshanticut Meshanticut is located in Providence County Sockanosset (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sockanosset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sockanosset Sockanosset is located in Providence County Simmonsville (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville Simmonsville is located in Providence County Knightsville (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville Knightsville is located in Providence County Thornton (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Thornton is located in Providence County Ashland ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ashland is located in Providence County Richmond ‑ Historic(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Richmond is located in Providence County Johnston (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Johnston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 29,366 people
Cranston (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston Cranston is located in Providence County Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
Bellefonte (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellefonte have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Bellefonte is located in Providence County Washington County
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Mount View (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount View Mount View is located in Washington County Exeter (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Wickford Junction (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Junction Wickford Junction is located in Washington County Wickford (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wickford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickford Wickford is located in Washington County Austin (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Austin is located in Washington County Allenton (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton Allenton is located in Washington County Belleville (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Belleville is located in Washington County Exeter (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exeter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter Exeter is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,531 people
Liberty (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Liberty. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Liberty is located in Washington County North Kingstown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Kingstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Population from the 2020 Census: 26,278 people
North Kingstown (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingstown North Kingstown is located in Washington County Lewis City (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis City Lewis City is located in Washington County Slocum (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slocum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum Slocum is located in Washington County New London County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Voluntown (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voluntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voluntown Voluntown is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,500 people
Voluntown (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
Glasgo (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
Griswold (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griswold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold Griswold is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,660 people
North Stonington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Stonington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Stonington North Stonington is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 5,197 people
Jewett City (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
North Stonington (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Preston (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Preston is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <3>
Lisbon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon Lisbon is located in New London County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 4,238 people
Mashantucket (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mashantucket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashantucket Mashantucket is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mashantucket <3>
Versailles (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Versailles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles Versailles is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <3>
Hanover (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover Hanover is located in New London County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
Occum (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occum Occum is located in New London County (CT) Windham County (CT)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Oneco (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco Oneco is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneco <3>
Sterling (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Sterling is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,764 people
Sterling (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
South Killingly (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Killingly South Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) East Killingly (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Killingly (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly Killingly is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
Almyville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almyville Almyville is located in Windham County (CT) Ekonk (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ekonk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekonk Ekonk is located in Windham County (CT) Danielson (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Moosup (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Plainfield (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield Plainfield is located in Windham County (CT) Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
Ballouville (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ballouville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballouville Ballouville is located in Windham County (CT) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballouville <3>
Central Village (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
Bristol County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Seekonk (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekonk Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 15,851 people
Harris (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Harris is located in Bristol County (MA) South Rehoboth (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rehoboth South Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) North Seekonk (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Seekonk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Seekonk North Seekonk is located in Bristol County (MA) Ocean Grove (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Grove Ocean Grove is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleborough City (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attleborough City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleborough City Attleborough City is located in Bristol County (MA) Rehoboth (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Rehoboth is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,503 people
Hortonville (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville Hortonville is located in Bristol County (MA) Swansea Center (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Center Swansea Center is located in Bristol County (MA) Swansea (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swansea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea Swansea is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,000 people
Globe Village (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Globe Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe Village Globe Village is located in Bristol County (MA) Dodgeville (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville Dodgeville is located in Bristol County (MA) Attleboro (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
Norfolk County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Burnt Swamp Corner (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Swamp Corner Burnt Swamp Corner is located in Norfolk County (MA) Plainville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville Plainville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,280 people
Sheldonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldonville Sheldonville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Bellingham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellingham Bellingham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 17,336 people
Franklin (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Franklin is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 people
Wrentham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrentham Wrentham is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 12,083 people
Acorn Terrace (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acorn Terrace Acorn Terrace is located in Norfolk County (MA) Foxborough (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxborough Foxborough is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 18,398 people
North Foxboro (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Foxboro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Foxboro North Foxboro is located in Norfolk County (MA) Pondville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pondville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Pondville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Medway (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway Medway is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 13,443 people
Norfolk (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfolk Norfolk is located in Norfolk County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 11,938 people
Rockville (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Rockville is located in Norfolk County (MA) Worcester County (MA)
The following are listed by their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Blackstone (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,209 people
Millerville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Millerville is located in Worcester County (MA) East Blackstone (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Blackstone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Blackstone East Blackstone is located in Worcester County (MA) Millville (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Millville is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
Uxbridge (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uxbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uxbridge Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 14,352 people
East Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Douglas East Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) North Uxbridge (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Uxbridge North Uxbridge is located in Worcester County (MA) Douglas (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Douglas is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 9,117 people
Linwood (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Linwood is located in Worcester County (MA) Mendon (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon Mendon is located in Worcester County (MA) Population from the 2020 Census: 6,233 people
South Milford (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Milford South Milford is located in Worcester County (MA) White City (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City White City is located in Worcester County (MA) Manchaug ‑ Historic(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchaug have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchaug Manchaug is located in Worcester County (MA)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harris, see our County-by-County Page for Harris .
Cemeteries Near Harris ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harris.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harris - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harris covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Greenwood Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Notre Dame Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Notre Dame Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Notre Dame Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden - Bicknell - Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> General Thomas Westcott Plot (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the General Thomas Westcott Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the General Thomas Westcott Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Cottrell Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottrell Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Woodland Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Coventry . The Woodland Cemetery has also been known as:
Knotty Oak Cemetery Jump to the Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: RIHCC ID #CY066 <4>
Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060043 <5>
St. Philips Episcopal Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
St. Mary Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
St. Marys Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Crompton Rectory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Foster Kenyon Plot (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Kenyon Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Kenyon Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Continue List (819 more) ...
Rice Burial Yard (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Burial Yard Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Burial Yard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Wightman - Sweet Lot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Rogers Plot (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rogers Plot Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rogers Plot have been provided by the GNIS.<2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Harris in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harris.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harris, with the one closest to Harris listed first.
Phenix (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix Phenix is located in Kent County Clyde (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde Clyde is located in Kent County River Point (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Point River Point is located in Kent County Arkwright (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Arkwright is located in Kent County Jackson (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Jackson is located in Providence County Fiskeville (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiskeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiskeville Fiskeville is located in Providence County Hope (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Hope is located in Providence County Coventry (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Coventry is located in Kent County Anthony (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Anthony is located in Kent County Quidnick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quidnick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quidnick Quidnick is located in Kent County Crompton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crompton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crompton Crompton is located in Kent County Natick (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick Natick is located in Kent County Continue List (15 more) ...
Pontiac (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontiac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac Pontiac is located in Kent County Washington (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Washington is located in Kent County Oaklawn (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaklawn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Oaklawn is located in Providence County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harris. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harris .
Newspapers Published in Harris ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 374 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harris.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harris, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<7> Extended Newspaper List for Harris.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harris:
Websites specific to Rhode Island Pages specific to Kent County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Bristol County Newport County Providence County Washington County New London County Windham County Bristol County Norfolk County Worcester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Rhode Island Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harris. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> 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. 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. While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. The Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission (RIHCC) has created and maintains a database of cemeteries. More information about the RIHCC can be found on their website: rihistoriccemeteries.org . 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 . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harris, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris) to Point B.