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:
36.7635, -77.5883
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 Greensville County<2>.
The county seat for Greensville County is located in Emporia. Emporia lies just to the south southeast of the Harrison Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cowie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Zion Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Zion Cemetery
- Bowen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowen Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
- Emporia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Emporia Cemetery is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia Cemetery
- Cottage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottage Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Cemetery
- Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Anglican Church Cemetery
- The Grace Anglican Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Anglican Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2145627 <5>
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Emmanuel Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmanuel Cemetery
- Greensville Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Falling Run Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Falling Run Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Run Cemetery
- Grigg Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Grigg Family Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigg Family Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- Hassidiah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hassidiah Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassidiah Cemetery
- Hassidiah Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Trisvan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Trisvan Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trisvan Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- High Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The High Hills Cemetery is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hills Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harrison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harrison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Radium
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Emporia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Totaro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Callaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Jarratt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grizzard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
- Ante
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ante is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ante
- Skippers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edgerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Mason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Henry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Dolphin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Claresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Claresville is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claresville
- Adams Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Powellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Lawrenceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ezell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ezell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
- Drewryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Koskoo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Koskoo is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koskoo
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
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 Greensville 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 first visit 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 Harrison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Greensville 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 #1467787 (Harrison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1467787 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: Greensville
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Purdy
- Location given for Harrison Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7634821 Lon: -77.5883173
- 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 Greensville, 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 obstructions 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. |