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:
35.5906, -89.3448
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 Haywood County<2>.
The county seat for Haywood County is located in Brownsville. Brownsville lies just to the east 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Outlaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Outlaw Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlaw Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Macedonia Mercer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosenwald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rosenwald Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenwald Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Adas Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel Cemetery
- Estes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Turnpike Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
- Scratchunder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Scratchunder Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratchunder Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Richards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Haywood County Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hess Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hess Cemetery is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess 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 Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brownsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ko Ko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ko Ko is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ko Ko
- Nutbush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willow Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Allens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Allens is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens
- Durhamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durhamville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durhamville
- Toulon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Keeling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keeling is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeling
- Dancyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dancyville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dancyville
- Owl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Fredonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fredonia is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Eurekaton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eurekaton is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eurekaton
- Hillville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hillville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillville
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Wellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Johnsons Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Henning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flippin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Mason
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Bells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maury City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
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 Haywood 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Haywood 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 #1647493 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1647493 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: Haywood
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownsville
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5906345 Lon: -89.344793
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Haywood, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |