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:
36.4928, -88.6239
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 Weakley County<2>.
The county seat for Weakley County is located in Dresden. Dresden lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The High Hill Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
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- Foy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Foy Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foy Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Sisson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sisson Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisson Cemetery
- Pinegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pinegar Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinegar Cemetery
- Doron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Doron Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doron Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- McClain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McClain Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- North Union Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stuntson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stuntson Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuntson Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rhodes Chapel Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Chapel Cemetery
- Good Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Good Springs Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Maxey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lynnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lynnville is located in Graves County (KY)
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- Latham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
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- Bell City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
- Tri City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tri City is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tri City
- Protemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Protemus is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protemus
- Sedalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Grove is located in Calloway County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Grove
- Wingo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McConnell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- Ore Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ore Springs is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ore Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Farmington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington is located in Graves County (KY)
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- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pryorsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pryorsburg is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryorsburg
- South Fulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ralston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Dresden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Boston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Boston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Martin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Puryear
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Puryear is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Hazel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pierce Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Tumbling
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Tumbling is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumbling
- Whitlock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whitlock is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitlock
- Mayfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fulgham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
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 Weakley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dresden
- Fulton
- Martin
- Mayfield
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 Weakley 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 #1286973 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286973 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: Weakley
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmersville
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4928368 Lon: -88.6239398
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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 Weakley, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |