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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harper Cemetery

Lat:   41.5117°   (41° 30' 42")

Lon:   -92.4935°   (-92° 29' 36")

The Harper Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County<2>.

The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies just to the north northwest of the Harper Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 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.

  • Barnes City Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnes City Cemetery
    • The Barnes City Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
  • Tilford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tilford Cemetery
    • The Tilford Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
  • Lisor Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lisor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lisor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lisor Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Beason Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beason Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beason Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beason Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Sheley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheley Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic and IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masonic and IOOF Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Bone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • McCoy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Union Mills Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Mills Cemetery
    • The Union Mills Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
  • Mormon Point Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mormon Point Cemetery
    • The Mormon Point Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • Indianapolis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indianapolis Cemetery
      • The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
    • Friends Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
    • Sixteen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sixteen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sixteen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
    • Light Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Light Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Light Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Light Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • McDonald Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • West Liberty Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • Mill Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • Highland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
      • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Masonic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95054 <5>
    • New Sharon Friends Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tinsley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinsley Cemetery
      • The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
    • Dresden Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dresden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dresden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dresden Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
    • Deep River Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deep River Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deep River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deep River Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County

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.

  • Barnes City
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Union Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
    • Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
  • Montezuma
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montezuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
    • Montezuma is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montezuma <6>
  • Gibson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Gibson is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Coal Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
  • Tilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tilton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
    • Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
  • Deep River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • New Sharon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Indianapolis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
    • Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
  • Thornburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
    • Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
  • Lacey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Mahaska County
  • What Cheer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Searsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
      • Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Guernsey
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guernsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guernsey
      • Guernsey is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guernsey <6>
    • Taintor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
      • Taintor is located in Mahaska County
    • Malcom
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malcom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcom
      • Malcom is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malcom <6>
    • Rose Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Keswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Aurora
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
    • Keomah Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
      • Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Delta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Keokuk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Brooklyn
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
      • Brooklyn is located in Poweshiek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <6>
    • Lynnville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Poweshiek County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:

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 #457274  (Harper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #457274 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Barnes City
    • County: Poweshiek         Elev: 271
    • Location given for GNIS #457274 (Harper Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Poweshiek, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harper Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.5117, Longitude: -92.4935       In this case, the coordinates for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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