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:
41.6139, -94.2013
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 Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Adel. Adel lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Harper Cemetery .
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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiscotta Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wiscotta Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta Cemetery
- West Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Linn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Linn Cemetery
- Spillers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spillers Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillers Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Panther Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Morrisburg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morrisburg Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisburg Cemetery
- Panther Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dexter Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter Cemetery
- Longmire Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Longmire Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmire Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
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- North Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- McKibben Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The McKibben Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKibben Cemetery
- PLeasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Earlham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ellis Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Dallas County Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins 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 Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redfield
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wiscotta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wiscotta is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiscotta
- Linden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Linden is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dexter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Panther
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Panther is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Earlham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Adel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Panora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stuart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glendon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- DeSoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Van Meter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas Center
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Minburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minburn is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- Yale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Guthrie Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pitzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pitzer is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitzer
- Jamaica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Waukee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 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 Harper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adel
- Dallas Center
- Dexter
- Earlham
- Guthrie Center
- Menlo
- Menlo lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Menlo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Minburn
- Panora
- Perry
- Perry lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Redfield
- Stuart
- Waukee
- Yale
- Yale lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Yale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 #457275 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457275 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Redfield
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6138766 Lon: -94.2013482
- 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 Dallas, 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 drawn 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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