A visit to the Shields - Harris Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shields - Harris Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shields - Harris Cemetery (FG ID #18426).
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 Shields - Harris Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shields - Harris Cemetery:
34.9917, -84.7805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shields - Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Shields - Harris Cemetery is located in Bradley County<3>.
The county seat for Bradley County is located in Cleveland. Cleveland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north northwest of the Shields - Harris Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Shields - Harris Cemetery ...
The Shields - Harris Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shields - Harris Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shields - Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19613 <1>
- Sugar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- McNair Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McNair Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Cemetery
- Samples Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Fitzsimmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fitzsimmons Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimmons Cemetery
- Goode Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goode Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goode Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Ridley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Fort Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Fort Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort Cemetery
- Shannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shannon Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Straw Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Straw Hill Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straw Hill Cemetery
- Ball Play Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ball Play Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Dills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dills Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dills Cemetery
- Swan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swan Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Shields - Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shields - Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Earnest ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Earnest is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
- Ball Play
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ball Play is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Play
- Oldfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfort is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfort
- Sumac
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sumac is located in Murray County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumac
- Ruralvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ruralvale is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruralvale
- Crandall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wildwood Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people
- Cohutta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocoee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parksville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parksville
- Eton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Chable ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chable is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chable
- Varnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howardville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Howardville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
- Apison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Apison is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apison
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,469 people
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral Park is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Park
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 Shields - Harris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bradley County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shields - Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Benton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Shields - Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Chatsworth
- Cleveland
- Eton
- Eton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the South (S) of the Shields - Harris Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Shields - Harris Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bradley 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 Shields - Harris Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #18426
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1318014 (Shields-Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1318014 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: Bradley
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beaverdale
- Location given for Shields-Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9917432 Lon: -84.7804958
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Shields - Harris Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |