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:
35.6698, -84.4655
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 Loudon County<2>.
The county seat for Loudon County is located in Loudon. Loudon lies just to the northeast 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 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lay Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Cemetery
- Old Sweetwater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Northpoint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Northpoint Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northpoint Cemetery
- Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Marney Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marney Cemetery
- Mt. Cumberland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dickey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dickey Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Reed Springs Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reed Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Philadelphia.
- The Reed Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
- Reed Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17669 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Heiskell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Heiskell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiskell Cemetery
- Forkners Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Roberson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hickey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hickey Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey Cemetery
- Galyon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Galyon Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galyon Cemetery
- Raby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Raby Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raby Cemetery
- Blue Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Blue Spring Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring Cemetery
- Small Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Small Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small Cemetery
- Greenbriar Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Greenbriar Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Luttrell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Loudon City Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loudon City Park is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudon City Park
- Prigmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Bell Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bell Spring is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Spring
- Loudon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Surprise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Cave Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Creek is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Creek
- Niota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Madisonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Sewee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Vonore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manila
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manila is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Morganton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Centersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Lenoir City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eaton Crossroads is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Crossroads
- Bradbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bradbury is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradbury
- Laddie Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Akeman Crossroad
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Cute ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Toqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toqua is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toqua
- Trigonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Trigonia is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trigonia
- Greenback
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Postoak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Pioneer Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
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 Loudon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Kingston
- Lenoir City
- Loudon
- Madisonville
- Sweetwater
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 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 Loudon 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 #1286961 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286961 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: Loudon
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philadelphia
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6697968 Lon: -84.4654847
- 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 Loudon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
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