A visit to the Harker 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 Harker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harker Cemetery:
41.4789, -90.9604
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harker Cemetery is located in Muscatine County<2>.
The county seat for Muscatine County is located in Muscatine. Muscatine lies just to the southwest of the Harker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harker 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 Harker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Krell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Krell Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krell Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbert Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Cemetery
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Fairport Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairport Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport Cemetery
- Melpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Melpine Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melpine Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Dodge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dodge Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge Cemetery
- Doran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Doran Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doran Cemetery
- Wildasin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildasin Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildasin Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Illinois City Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parr Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parr Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Wildsan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wildsan Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildsan Cemetery
- Klein Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Klein Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klein Cemetery
- Montpelier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Montpelier Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Durant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Durant Cemetery is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Harker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fairport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairport is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
- Pine Mills ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pine Mills is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mills
- Muscatine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Illinois City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Illinois City is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois City
- Midway Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Beach
- South Towne Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Towne Park is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Towne Park
- Wilton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Durant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Stockton is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Blue Grass
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Fruitland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitland is located in Muscatine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
- Eliza
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Eliza is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Andalusia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atalissa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Petersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Petersville is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Marston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marston is located in Mercer County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Lime City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lime City is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Former names for Lime City:
- Lime Kilns
- Munn
- Walcott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbury
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sunbury is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbury
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 Harker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Muscatine County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buffalo
- Muscatine
- Rochester
- Walcott
- West Liberty
- Wilton
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 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 Harker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Muscatine 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 Harker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #457258 (Harker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457258 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: Muscatine
- Est. Elev: 224 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Illinois City
- Location given for Harker Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.4789178 Lon: -90.9604261
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Muscatine, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harker 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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