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:
36.3742, -87.8775
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 Stewart County<2>.
The county seat for Stewart County is located in Dover. Dover lies just 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Settle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Settle Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settle Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Leatherwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Leatherwood Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Spurgeon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spurgeon Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon Cemetery
- Weaks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaks Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaks Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sexton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Cathey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cathey Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cathey Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Alsup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alsup Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alsup Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McKinnon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McKinnon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinnon
- Tennessee Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <5>
- Faxon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faxon is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
- Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cumberland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Big Sandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Legate
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Bumpus Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mount Vista ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vista is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vista
- Springville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Snider
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Snider is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snider
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Manleyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manleyville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
- Oakwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- New Concord
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Waverly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Omega ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
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 Stewart County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland City
- Dover
- Dover lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dover.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Erin
- Erin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McEwen
- Waverly
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 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 Stewart 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 #1286972 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286972 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: Stewart
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McKinnon
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3742206 Lon: -87.8775264
- 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 Stewart, 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 things 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |