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:
39.1615, -81.6843
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 Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Harris Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harris Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Harris Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Schultz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Schultz Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Schultz Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Belleville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79828 <5>
- Pickett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Pickett Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
- Sheets Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sheets Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheets Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Keenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Keenan Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keenan Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Hofmann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hofmann Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hofmann Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Engels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Engels Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engels Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ft. Belleville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seebaugh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Seebaugh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seebaugh Cemetery
- Fleak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fleak Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleak Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Buckley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Buckley Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckley Cemetery
- Wadesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wadesville Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville Cemetery
- Lowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lowers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowers Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Weaser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaser Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaser Cemetery
- Grogan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grogan Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grogan 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]<3> of the Harris Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harris Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eli
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Eli is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eli
- Wesley ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Youba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Youba is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youba
- Lubeck
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Pleasant View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Washington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Neptune is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Blennerhassett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Coolville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
- Porterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
- Tuppers Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mozelle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mozelle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
- Willowdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Willowdale is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
- Browning ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Browning is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Beatysville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beatysville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatysville
- Mineral Acres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Mineral Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parkersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Rockland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Vanderhoof
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vanderhoof is located in Athens County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderhoof
- Keno
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keno is located in Meigs County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keno
- Fillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fillmore is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
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 Wood 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 like to start 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Wood 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 #1540007 (Harris Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1540007 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: Wood
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lubeck
- Location given for Harris Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.161466 Lon: -81.6842958
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |