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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harrison Cemetery

Lat:   35.2045°   (35° 12' 16")

Lon:   -85.8814°   (-85° 52' 53")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Andrews Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Andrews Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Eastern Star Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastern Star Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • University Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the University Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the University Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The University Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Henley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Henley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Long Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Gipson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gipson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gipson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gipson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • O'Dear Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Dear Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Dear Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Dear Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Wise Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wise Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Gudger Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gudger Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gudger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gudger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Tate Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tate Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Monteagle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monteagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monteagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Monteagle Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Lappin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lappin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lappin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lappin Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Dotson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dotson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dotson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dotson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Cherry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cherry Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Sewell - Bowers Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sewell - Bowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sewell - Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sewell - Bowers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Ives Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ives Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Garner Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Jumpoff Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jumpoff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jumpoff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jumpoff Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Trussell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trussell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Trussell Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sand Switch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Switch
    • Sand Switch is located in Franklin County
  • Monteagle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monteagle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monteagle
    • Monteagle is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monteagle <6>
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhaw
    • Greenhaw is located in Franklin County
  • Cowan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <6>
  • Lankford Town
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lankford Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lankford Town
    • Lankford Town is located in Grundy County
  • Tracy City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tracy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy City
    • Tracy City is located in Grundy County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy City <6>
  • Comfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Comfort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Marion County
  • White City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Grundy County
  • Decherd
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decherd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decherd
    • Decherd is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decherd <6>
  • Stephenson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson
    • Stephenson is located in Coffee County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sal City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sal City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
      • Sal City is located in Franklin County
    • Orme
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
      • Orme is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Coalmont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coalmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalmont
      • Coalmont is located in Grundy County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Franklin County
    • Estill Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estill Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estill Springs
      • Estill Springs is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Estill Springs <6>
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
      • Richard City is located in Marion County
    • South Pittsburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jasper
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jasper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
      • Jasper is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <6>
    • Winchester Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
      • Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Copenhagen ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copenhagen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
      • Copenhagen is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Gruetli - Laager
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruetli - Laager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli - Laager
      • Gruetli - Laager is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruetli - Laager <6>
    • Altamont
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altamont <6>

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.

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 Harrison Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #1287012 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Sewanee
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 600
    • Location given for GNIS #1287012 (Harrison Cemetery)

The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincotn.us/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harrison Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2045, Longitude: -85.8814       In this case, the coordinates for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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