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A visit to the Harris 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 Harris Cemetery ...

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

31.2213, -98.6039

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

The Harris Cemetery is located in San Saba County<2>.

The county seat for San Saba County is located in San Saba. San Saba lies just to the west southwest of the Harris Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Harmony Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Harmony Ridge Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Ridge Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Farr Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Farr Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
  • Linn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Linn Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
  • J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • The J.H. Shorty Brown Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brown Cemetery
    • John H. Shorty Brown Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594 <5>
  • Shaw Bend Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Shaw Bend Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Bend Cemetery
  • McMillin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The McMillin Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillin Cemetery
  • San Saba City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The San Saba City Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Saba City Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the San Saba City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of San Saba.
    • The San Saba City Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Odd Fellow Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1959726 <5>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillcrest Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of San Saba.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
    • San Saba County Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1974126 <5>
  • Nabors Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Nabors Creek Cemetery is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Creek Cemetery
  • Rough Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bend Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend Cemetery
    • Senterfitt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Senterfitt Cemetery is located in Lampasas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt Cemetery
    • Lower Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lower Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Valley Cemetery
    • China Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The China Creek Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek Cemetery
    • High Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Big Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Big Valley Cemetery is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley Cemetery
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
    • Chappel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Chappel Cemetery is located in San Saba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappel Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chappel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of Cherokee.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1969491 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Harris Cemetery.

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

  • San Saba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Senterfitt ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Senterfitt is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senterfitt
  • Bend
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lometa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Nix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nix is located in Lampasas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
  • Goldthwaite
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Cherokee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
  • Center City
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Center City is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
  • Bozar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bozar is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozar
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Richland Springs
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Baby Head ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Baby Head is located in Llano County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Naruna
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Naruna is located in Burnet County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naruna
    • Mullin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Tow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Star
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Buffalo is located in Mills County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • McGirk ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk

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 Harris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in San Saba County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harris Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to San Saba 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 Harris Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1358844  (Harris Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1358844 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: San Saba
      • Est. Elev: 366 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wolf Ridge
      • Location given for Harris Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2212785     Lon: -98.6039293
      • 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 San Saba, 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 from Point A (ie- Harris 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.
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