A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery:
35.2045, -85.8814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harrison Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Winchester. Winchester lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
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- Eastern Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastern Star Cemetery
- University Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The University Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Gipson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson Cemetery
- O'Dear Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The O'Dear Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Dear Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Gudger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gudger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gudger Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Monteagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Monteagle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteagle Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lappin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lappin Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lappin Cemetery
- Dotson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dotson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson Cemetery
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Sewell - Bowers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ives Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ives Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ives Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Jumpoff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jumpoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumpoff Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Trussell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Trussell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussell Cemetery
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 Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sand Switch
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
- Monteagle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sewanee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greenhaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
- Cowan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lankford Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
- Tracy City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- White City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Decherd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stephenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stephenson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Orme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orme is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Greentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- Coalmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coalmont is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Winchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Estill Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kimball
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
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 Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Harrison Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Jasper
- Sewanee
- South Pittsburg
- Tracy City
- Winchester
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 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1287012 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1287012 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 600 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sewanee
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2045257 Lon: -85.8813662
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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 Franklin, 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- Harrison 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. |