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:
38.6048, -81.6754
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harris Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harris Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Harris Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rock Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Rock Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring Cemetery
- Boggess Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Fisher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Shamblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shamblin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblin Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery 1
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery 1 is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery 1
- Koontz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Koontz Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koontz Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Slater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Slater Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Carney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Carney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney Cemetery
- Crank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crank Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crank Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Lanham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lanham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanham Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Comer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Comer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer Cemetery
- Mangus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mangus Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangus Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Good Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Cemetery
- Centerview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Centerview Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shamblen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shamblen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamblen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Putnam County
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- Sigman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sigman is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigman
- Romance
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Romance is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romance
- Sissonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kentuck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Kenna
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paradise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paradise is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Fletcher
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is located in Jackson County
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- Island Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
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- Legg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Legg is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg
- Cicerone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Statts Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Statts Mills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statts Mills
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Aarons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aarons is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
- Aplin ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Aplin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
- Fairplain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairplain is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplain
- Bancroft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bancroft is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
- Raymond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raymond City is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond City
- Poca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Red House
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Winfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morgans Landing is located in Putnam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgans Landing
- Flint Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Town
- Eleanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cross Lanes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Zona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1540006 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540006 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 285 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sissonville
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6048125 Lon: -81.6754059
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'. |
| <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. |