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:
35.6712, -86.4808
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north 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 35 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sudberry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudberry Cemetery
- Romans Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Romans Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romans Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Waverly Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- McLean Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McLean Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLean Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Midland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #13156 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Putman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Putman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putman Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Smotherman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smotherman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smotherman Cemetery
- Sudberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sudberry Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudberry Cemetery
- Hoskins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hoskins Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins Cemetery
- Jarrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jarrett Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett Cemetery
- Morton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Tarpley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tarpley Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpley Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Spence Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Holden - Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Midland
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Midland is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Longview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longview is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Vannatta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Plainview is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Rucker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rucker is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Bell Buckle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burns Place is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Place
- Eagleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Snell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Shelbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dillton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Patterson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patterson is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
- Holts Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Holts Corner is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holts Corner
- Beechgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Murfreesboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- College Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Allisona is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisona
- Gossburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gossburg is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gossburg
- Haley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Caney Spring
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- Kittrell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Murfreesboro
- Shelbyville
- Wartrace
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 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 Rutherford 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 #1645679 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645679 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fosterville
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.6711794 Lon: -86.4808259
- 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 Rutherford, 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 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. |