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:
41.5117, -92.4935
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 Poweshiek County<2>.
The county seat for Poweshiek County is located in Montezuma. Montezuma lies just to the north northwest 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 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)
- The Barnes City Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnes City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Barnes City.
- Tilford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tilford Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilford Cemetery
- Lisor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lisor Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisor Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Sheley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sheley Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheley Cemetery
- Jackson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Twp. Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Twp. Cemetery
- Masonic and IOOF Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bone Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Union Mills Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Mills Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills Cemetery
- Mormon Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mormon Point Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Point Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Mt. Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Indianapolis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Indianapolis Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis Cemetery
- Friends Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sixteen Cemetery is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Cemetery
- Light Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Light Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- West Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The West Liberty Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Liberty Cemetery
- Mill Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mill Grove Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Grove Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- 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)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Dresden Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dresden Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden Cemetery
- Deep River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Deep River Cemetery is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River 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 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)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gibson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Coal Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Tilton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- 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)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Thornburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Lacey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- What Cheer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Searsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Guernsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taintor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- 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)
- Aurora is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Ambrose
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ambrose is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
- Keomah Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Keomah Village is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keomah Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- 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.
- Barnes City
- Brooklyn
- Deep River
- Delta
- Delta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Keswick
- Lynnville
- Malcom
- Montezuma
- Oskaloosa
- Searsboro
- What Cheer
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Poweshiek 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 #457274 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #457274 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: Poweshiek
- Est. Elev: 271 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barnes City
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.51167 Lon: -92.4935199
- 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 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- 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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