A visit to the Harmon 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 Harmon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harmon Cemetery:
36.9548, -81.4007
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harmon Cemetery is located in Smyth County<2>.
The county seat for Smyth County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Harmon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harmon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Harmon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harmon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hubble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hubble Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubble Cemetery
- Cregger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cregger Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cregger Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Floglesong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Floglesong Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floglesong Cemetery
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Snavely Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Snavely Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snavely Cemetery
- Atkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Kimberling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimberling Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberling Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Bland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Chatham Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chatham Hill Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Hill Cemetery
- Totten Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Totten Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totten Cemetery
- Sexton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sexton Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton Cemetery
- Wassum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wassum Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wassum Cemetery
- Overbay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Overbay Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbay Cemetery
- Steffey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Steffey Cemetery is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffey Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Rosewood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harmon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harmon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Carmel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carmel is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
- Rural Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Asberrys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Asberrys is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberrys
- Ellendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ellendale is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Little Town is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Thompson Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Valley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Valley
- Sugar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Crockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tazewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shawver Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Five Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Adwolf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adwolf is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adwolf
- Wittens Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
- Speedwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Speedwell is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
- Rowe Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
- Pisgah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Broadford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Broadford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadford
- Springville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Springville is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
- Seven Mile Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
- Adria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adria is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
- Maxwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Trout Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wytheville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Harmon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harmon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Marion
- Rural Retreat
- Speedwell
- Tazewell
- Wytheville
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 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 Harmon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Smyth 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 Harmon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1483942 (Harmon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483942 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: Smyth
- Est. Elev: 792 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nebo
- Location given for Harmon Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.9548389 Lon: -81.4006635
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Smyth, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harmon 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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