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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:

37.3132, -80.0289

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

Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Harris Cemetery.<3>

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

  • East Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The East Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hill Cemetery
  • Sherwood Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Sherwood Burial Park is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Burial Park
    • The Sherwood Burial Park has also been known as:
    • Sherwood Cemetery
    • Sherwood Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #728583 <4>
  • Cedar Lawn Burial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peters Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Peters Creek Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek Cemetery
  • West Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Hill Cemetery is located in Salem.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160054 <4>
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Williams Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located in Roanoke.
    • The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Fairview Cemetery
  • Jonathan Tosh Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cain Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Cain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Cemetery
  • Church Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Church Hill Cemetery is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill Cemetery
  • Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
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    • Obenchain Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Obenchain Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obenchain Cemetery
    • Evergreen Burial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Evergreen Burial Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Burial Park
      • The Evergreen Burial Park has also been known as:
      • Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50174 <4>
    • Memorial Bridge Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Memorial Bridge Park is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bridge Park
    • Springwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Springwood Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Cemetery
    • Richard Carver Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Butts Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Butts Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts Cemetery
    • James E Day Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The James E Day Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James E Day Cemetery
    • Old Lick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Old Lick Cemetery is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lick Cemetery
    • Tombstone Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Tombstone Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombstone Cemetery
    • Cocke Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cocke Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
    • Hollins Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hollins Memorial Park is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hollins Memorial Park is located less than 2 miles<2> to the north of Hollins.
      • The Hollins Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Oldfields Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2221029 <4>

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] of the Harris Cemetery.

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

  • Salem
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunset Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Sunset Village is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
  • Hanging Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
  • Mason Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
  • Cave Spring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Roanoke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hollins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Catawba
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wabun
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Wabun is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
  • Garden City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Vinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Apple Tree Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
    • Runaway Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
    • Cloverdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Moomaw ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
    • Riverside
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Montgomery Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
    • Daleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Laymantown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
    • Amsterdam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
    • Abbott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Abbott is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
    • Troutville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Haymakertown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
    • Elliston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bent Mountain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blue Ridge
      (12 miles [19.3 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 Harris Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in .

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Roanoke
  • Salem
    • Salem lies less than 2 miles<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Harris Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Vinton
    • Vinton lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harris Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vinton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton

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 professional and volunteer 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 Virginia:
  • 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 #1478727  (Harris Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1478727 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
      • : Salem (city)
      • Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Salem
      • Location given for Harris Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.3131903     Lon: -80.0289293
      • 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'.
    <3>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.
    <4>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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