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A visit to the Harrington 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 Harrington Cemetery ...

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

32.8865, -96.9782

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

The Harrington Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.

The county seat for Dallas County is located in Dallas. Dallas lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Harrington Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harrington Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harrington Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Haley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Haley Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
  • Sowers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    • The Oak Grove Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5656 <5>
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Dallas City Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Dallas City Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City Cemetery
  • Letot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Letot Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letot Cemetery
  • Forest Lawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
  • Keenan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Keenan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
    • The Keenan Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Farmers Branch Cemetery
    • Farmers Branch Keenan Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #253203 <5>
  • Calvary Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Calvary Hill Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Hill Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Marsh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Marsh Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Grapevine Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Grapevine.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1140447 <5>
    • Parker Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Garvin Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Merrell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Merrell Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Cemetery
    • Northaven Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hilltop Memorial Park is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Memorial Park
    • Perry Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Perry Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
    • Thomas Park Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Thomas Park Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Park Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrington Cemetery.

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

  • Estelle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Irving
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
  • Coppell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Euless
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmers Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grapevine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Trinity Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
  • Eagle Ford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Carrollton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bedford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Grand Prairie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Southlake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Colleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • University Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cockrell Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland Park
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lewisville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Bransford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Hurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <6>
    • Arlington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Cliff
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Dallas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dallas is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,343,266 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
    • Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Flower Mound
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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 Harrington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harrington 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 Harrington Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Dallas 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 Harrington Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2339680  (Harrington Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2339680 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: Dallas
      • Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Carrollton
      • Location given for Harrington Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.8865     Lon: -96.9782
      • 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 Dallas, 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- Harrington 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.