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:
34.6726, -82.4729
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 Anderson County<2>.
The county seat for Anderson County is located in Anderson. Anderson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southwest 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 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Reheboth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Reheboth Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reheboth Cemetery
- Shiloh UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh UMC Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh UMC Cemetery
- Bethel Church of God of the Abrahamic Faith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Waycross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Waycross Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waycross Cemetery
- Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Anderson.
- The Beaverdam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaverdam Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193564 <5>
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Williamston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williamston Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamston Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williamston Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Williamston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #71676 <5>
- Big Creek Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Grove Station Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grove Station Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Station Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Beulah Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenville Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Springs Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Springs Cemetery
- Pinevale Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pinevale Memorial Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinevale Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- West Pelzer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Pelzer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Williamston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Golden Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Lickville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Gantt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Powderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Powderville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderville
- Conestee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- White Horse
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- White Horse is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Horse
- Belton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fork Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Dunean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunean is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunean
- Welcome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Welcome is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
- Mauldin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Judson is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Parker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parker is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Anderson Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson Village is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Village
- Simpsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- City View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Easley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northlake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Northlake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlake
- Woodland Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Sans Souci
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sans Souci is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Souci
- Berea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berea is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Liberty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Anderson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Berea
- Easley
- Greenville
- Liberty
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Williamston
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Anderson 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 #1223062 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1223062 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: Anderson
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pelzer
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6726157 Lon: -82.4729052
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Anderson, 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' 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. |