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:
35.7420, -88.9176
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Jackson. Jackson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast 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 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jewett - Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett - Smith Cemetery
- The Jewett - Smith Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jewett Cemetery
- Jewette Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14008 <5>
- De Loach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The De Loach Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Loach Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Boikin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boikin Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boikin Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Raines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Raines Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raines Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Collinsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Collinsworth Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsworth Cemetery
- Roseman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Roseman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseman Cemetery
- Randolph Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McLemore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McLemore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLemore Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt 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:
- Windy City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Three Way
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Humboldt
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fruitvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Oakfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Bells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Huntersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Huntersville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville
- Medina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Gibson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gibson is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Alamo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sitka is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Wellwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wellwood is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellwood
- Spring Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Malesus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Denmark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Milan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Johnsons Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Owl City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Owl City is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Humboldt
- Jackson
- Milan
- Trenton
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 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 Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #1286965 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286965 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 118 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adair
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7420147 Lon: -88.9175609
- 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 Madison, 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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