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:
40.7689, -89.0609
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 Woodford County<2>.
The county seat for Woodford County is located in Eureka. Eureka lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 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.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- El Paso Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The El Paso Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Paso Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- Secor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Secor Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secor Cemetery
- The Secor Cemetery has also been known as:
- Palestine Twp. Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #108182 <5>
- Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Clayton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Twp. Cemetery
- Centennial Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kappa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kappa Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa Cemetery
- Baughman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Baughman Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baughman Cemetery
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- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Roanke Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Roanke Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanke Cemetery
- Messer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Messer Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messer Cemetery
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Mennonite Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mennonite Cemetery
- Gridley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Gridley Cemetery is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley Cemetery
- St. Patrick Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Patrick Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Minonk Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Minonk Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk Twp. Cemetery
- The Minonk Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Minonk Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #838526 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Panola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- El Paso
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Secor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Kappa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kappa is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kappa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Benson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roanoke
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gridley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minonk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Flanagan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Congerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Meadows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Meadows is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Goodfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Toluca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Yuton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Towanda
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Graymont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Metamora
(16 miles [25.7 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 Woodford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Carlock
- El Paso
- Eureka
- Flanagan
- Gridley
- Hudson
- Lexington
- Metamora
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Continue List (6 more)
- Roanoke
- Rutland
- Toluca
- Towanda
- Washburn
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Harper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Woodford 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 #409823 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #409823 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: Woodford
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Benson
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.7689239 Lon: -89.0609092
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Woodford, 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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