A visit to the Harris Homestead Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Harris Homestead Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harris Homestead Cemetery (FG ID #2408685).
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 Homestead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harris Homestead Cemetery:
36.7859, -79.4595
The Harris Homestead Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the south of Weal.
The cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County<3>.
The county seat for Pittsylvania County is located in Chatham. Chatham lies just to the east northeast of the Harris Homestead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Homestead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Harris Homestead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Homestead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weal Presbyterian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Memorial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Memorial Park
- Chatham Burial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chatham Burial Park is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Burial Park
- Jones Family Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Chestnut Level Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitethorn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitethorn Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitethorn Cemetery
- Thomas Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Bethel Church Church of the Brethren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pullens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Burell Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burell Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Danville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Highland Burial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Neal Family Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pines Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carter Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Cool Springs Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cool Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Muse Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Muse Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Walker - Rigney Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Scearce Gammon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Scearce Gammon Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scearce Gammon Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
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]<2> of the Harris Homestead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Homestead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Tightsqueeze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chatham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
- Transco Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Transco Village is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transco Village
- Whittles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swansonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgecrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sheva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Worlds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Mount Cross
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beaver Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sonans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Museville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pittsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lucks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Markham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chalk Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laprades Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Laurel Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Homestead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pittsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Homestead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatham
- Danville
- Gretna
- Gretna lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harris Homestead Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gretna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Spring Garden
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 Harris Homestead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Pittsylvania 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 Homestead Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2408685
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harris Homestead Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pittsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |