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A visit to the Harrison 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 Harrison Cemetery ...

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

31.6593, -95.0902

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

The Harrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Harrison Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harrison Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
  • Old Palestine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Old Palestine Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Palestine Cemetery
    • The Old Palestine Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Old Palestine Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #597223 <5>
  • Berryman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Berryman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman Cemetery
  • Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Selman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Selman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selman Cemetery
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
  • Russell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Nelson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
  • Box Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Box Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hendrick Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Hendrick Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrick Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
    • Weems Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Weems Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems Cemetery
    • Mosley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mosley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
    • Russell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Easley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Easley Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
    • Kennedy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
    • Arnold Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Arnold Cemetery is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.

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

  • Alto
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Alto is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alto
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,239 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alto <6>
  • Weeping Mary
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
  • Bluff City ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
  • Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Rusk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
  • Weches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
  • Douglass
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Dextra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
  • Wells
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Nat
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
  • Sacul
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dialville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
    • Reklaw
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maydelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gallatin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Tadmor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Tadmor is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
    • Looneyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
    • Ponta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Ponta is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
    • Ratcliff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Turney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Turney is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
    • Redtown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Redtown is located in Angelina County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
    • Alazan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
    • Cushing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Mound City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Mound City is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
    • Harrison Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Harrison Town is located in Houston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
    • Pollok
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Herring
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Herring is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring

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 Harrison Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Harrison Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1374010  (Harrison Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1374010 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 162 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Alto
      • Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.6593433     Lon: -95.0902181
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- Harrison 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.