A visit to the Harris Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Chapel Cemetery:
36.2587, -85.3069
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Overton County<2>.
The county seat for Overton County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Harris Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harris Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Oakley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Oakley Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley Cemetery
- Qualls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Qualls Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls Cemetery
- Roaring River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Looper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Looper Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looper Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Bilbrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bilbrey Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bilbrey Cemetery
- Hartsaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hartsaw Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsaw Cemetery
- Okalona Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Okalona Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okalona Cemetery
- Eckel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Eckel Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckel Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
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- Cobble Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cobble Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Cemetery
- Netherland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Netherland Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Netherland Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Union Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Point Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Point Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Speck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Speck Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck Cemetery
- The Speck Cemetery has also been known as:
- Three Rivers Cemetery
- Hammock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hammock Cemetery is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beaver Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beaver Hill is located in Overton County
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- Oak Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Bushing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bushing is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushing
- Jeremiah
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jeremiah is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeremiah
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
- Algood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hanging Limb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Duncan's Chapel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan's Chapel is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan's Chapel
- Bangham Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bangham Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangham Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 504 people
- Shennon Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shennon Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennon Village
- Obey City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Obey City is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Avoton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Avoton is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoton
- Park Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
- Wilder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Garretts Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Garretts Mill is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Mill
- Cookeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Southtown Village is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southtown Village
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Overton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cookeville
- Livingston
- Monterey
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 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Overton 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1644902 (Harris Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644902 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: Overton
- Est. Elev: 434 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Okalona
- Location given for Harris Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2586738 Lon: -85.3069137
- 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 Overton, 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' (or 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 Chapel 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. |