A visit to the Harper 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 Harper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harper Cemetery:
34.9398, -91.7974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harper Cemetery is located in Prairie County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Harper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Butlerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butlerville Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlerville Cemetery
- Bryles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bryles Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryles Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Wattensaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wattensaw Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattensaw Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sylvania Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sylvania Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Hester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Walters Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Monk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Monk Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monk Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hickory Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- McCreanor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beebe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sisemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Austin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Austin is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,504 people
- Parnell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parnell is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lonoke
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McRae
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McRae is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
- Cabot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Screeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Walker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Walker is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Garner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Griffithville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffithville is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Bayou Meto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Hazen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Des Arc
(16 miles [25.7 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 Harper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prairie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beebe
- Beebe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Beebe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebe
- Cabot
- Cabot lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cabot.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabot
- Carlisle
- Des Arc
- Hazen
- Jacksonville
- Lonoke
- McRae
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 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 Harper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Prairie 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 Harper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #59208 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59208 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: Prairie
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wattensaw
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.939811 Lon: -91.7973599
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harper 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. |
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