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A visit to the Harless 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 Harless Cemetery ...

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

29.2258, -96.9130

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

The Harless Cemetery is located in Lavaca County<2>.

The county seat for Lavaca County is located in Hallettsville. Hallettsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the north of the Harless Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harless Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Harless Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harless Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pilot Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
  • Yellow Bank Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • The Yellow Bank Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bank Cemetery
  • County Line Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Gandy Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Cook - Holland Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Terryville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Terryville Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Knopp Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Knopp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knopp Cemetery
  • Partridge Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Partridge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Partridge Cemetery
  • Flourney Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Flourney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourney Cemetery
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Haidusek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Haidusek Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haidusek Cemetery
    • Queen of Peace Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Fordtran Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fordtran Cemetery is located in Victoria County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtran Cemetery
    • Chase Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Chase Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Cemetery
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
    • New County Farm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Old County Farm Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sweet Home City Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5645 <5>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Yoakum.
      • The St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Joseph Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6596 <5>
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
    • Hines Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hines Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
    • Strane Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Strane Cemetery is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strane Cemetery
    • Pagel Settlement Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harless Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harless Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Ezzell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Ezzell is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell
  • Hope
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hope is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Terryville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Terryville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
  • Morales
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morales is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morales
  • Sweet Home
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Speaks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Yoakum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Hallettsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Provident City ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Provident City is located in Colorado County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Wied
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wied is located in Lavaca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wied
  • Sublime
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Edgar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Shiner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
    • Thomaston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Breslau
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Breslau is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breslau
    • Nursery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Inez
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Matilda
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Matilda is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
    • Edna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Edna is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <6>
    • Sheridan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Hochheim
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cuero
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Hackberry ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry

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 Harless Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lavaca County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harless Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Harless Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Lavaca 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 Harless Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358804  (Harless Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358804 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: Lavaca
      • Est. Elev: 44 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Hope
      • Location given for Harless Cemetery:
      • Lat: 29.2258057     Lon: -96.9130374
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Lavaca, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harless 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>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.