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:
36.1245, -85.6047
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 Putnam County<2>.
The county seat for Putnam County is located in Cookeville. Cookeville lies just to the east 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 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Judd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Judd Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judd Cemetery
- Double Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McBroom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McBroom Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBroom Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- A.B. Thompson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Nash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Crest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Lawn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crest Lawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Cookeville.
- The Crest Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1966089 <5>
- Scarlett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Skimiehan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Skimiehan Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimiehan Cemetery
- McReynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McReynolds Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McReynolds Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Marlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marlow Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Nichols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Edmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmond Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond Cemetery
- Maddux Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Smellage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Dyer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dyer Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Byers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Byers Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers 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:
- Ditty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ditty is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ditty
- Baxter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Boiling Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Burgess
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burgess is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Boma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boma is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boma
- Burton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Burton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Southtown Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
- Cookeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Fanchers Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fanchers Mills is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanchers Mills
- Johnsons Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Chapel is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Chapel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Shennon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Algood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nameless
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Mayfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mayfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
- Peeled Chestnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peeled Chestnut is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeled Chestnut
- Cherry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Creek
- Bangham Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Philippi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Philippi is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philippi
- Drop ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Drop is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
- Jeremiah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Chestnut Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
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. The following communities are located in Putnam 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 first visit 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 Putnam 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 #1286969 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286969 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: Putnam
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burgess Falls
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1245058 Lon: -85.6047011
- 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 Putnam, 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 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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