A visit to the Harris County 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 County Cemetery ...
The Harris County Cemetery is located in Harris County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Adath Emeth Cemetery
- The Adath Emeth Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adath Emeth Cemetery
- Adath Israel Cemetery
- The Adath Israel Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Adath Yeshurun Cemetery
- Aldine Cemetery
- The Aldine Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Brookside Memorial Park
- College Memorial Park
- The College Memorial Park is located in Harris County
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- DeZavalla Cemetery
- The DeZavalla Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Evergreen Cemetery
- Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
- The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery
- The Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery has also been known as:
- Forest Park Cemetery
- Garden of Gethsemane
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #156472 <2>
- Glendale Cemetery
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Glenwood Cemetery
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Glenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3828 <2>
- Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Gate Cemetery
- The Golden Gate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Park Cemetery
- Paradise Golden Gate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #261357 <2>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Harrington Cemetery
- The Harrington Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery
- The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery is located in Houston.
- The Hart - Magee - Oates - Singleton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oates Prairie Cemetery
- Oates - Singleton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134356 <2>
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Holy Cross Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- Olivewood Cemetery
- The Olivewood Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- The Olivewood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hollow Wood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2136702 <2>
- Rosewood Park Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- St. Vincent Cemetery
- The St. Vincent Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- San Jacinto Memorial Park
- Washington Cemetery
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Harris County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Houston.
- The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
- Deutsche Gesellschaft Friedof
- German Society Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7491 <2>
- Westcott Cemetery
- The Westcott Cemetery is located in Harris County
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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 Harris County Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Aldine
- Barrett
- Channelview
- Cloverleaf
- Crosby
- Deer Park
- Galena Park
- Glenbrook Valley
- Glenbrook Valley is located in Harris County
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- Greenwood Village
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
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- Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
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- Highlands
- Houston
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Humble
- Intercontinental Village
- Jacinto City
- Lincoln City
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
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- Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
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- Meadow Creek Village
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
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- Park Place
- Park Place is located in Harris County
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- Parkland Village
- Parkland Village is located in Harris County
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- Pasadena
- Pine Village North
- Pine Village North is located in Harris County
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- Pinewood Village
- Pinewood Village is located in Harris County
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- Sheldon
- Sheldon is located in Harris County
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- South Houston
- Spears Village
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
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- Winterwood Village
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
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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 County Cemetery. The following communities are located in Harris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris County Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Crosby
- Deer Park
- Houston
- Pasadena
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Harris County Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Harris 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 County Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1374008 (Harris County Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1374008 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: Harris
- Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacinto City
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Harris, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Harris County Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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