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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:   38.0609°   (38° 3' 39")

Lon:   -93.4983°   (-93° 29' 53")

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

The county seat for Hickory County is located in Hermitage. Hermitage lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southeast of the Harper Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bird Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bird Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cobb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cobb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Iconium Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iconium Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iconium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Iconium Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Gentry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gentry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gentry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gentry Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
  • King's Prairie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Akens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Akens Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
  • Fairview Butcher Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Butcher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fairview Butcher Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Beyers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beyers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beyers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beyers Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wisner #1 Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner #1 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wisner #1 Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jones Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jones Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Harris Bend Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Bend Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Springstube Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springstube Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springstube Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springstube Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Wisner #2 Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisner #2 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisner #2 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wisner #2 Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Sumner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sumner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sumner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sumner Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Pippens Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pippens Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pippens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pippens Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Joplin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joplin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joplin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joplin Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Wisdom Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wisdom Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wisdom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wisdom Cemetery is located in Benton County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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.

  • Quincy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Hickory County
  • Avery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Avery is located in Hickory County
  • Gerster
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
    • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Wheatland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <7>
  • Vista
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
    • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
  • Osceola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osceola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
    • Osceola is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <7>
  • Weaubleau
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
    • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <7>
  • Hermitage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <7>
  • Tackner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tackner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tackner
    • Tackner is located in Benton County
  • Collins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <7>
  • Galmey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
    • Galmey is located in Hickory County
  • Lowry City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
    • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <7>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Elkton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Hickory County
    • Cross Timbers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
      • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
    • Warsaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Racket
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
      • Racket is located in Benton County
    • Cobb
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
      • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
    • Flemington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
      • Flemington is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Preston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <7>
    • Brownington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
      • Brownington is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Tightwad
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tightwad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
      • Tightwad is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Roscoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <7>
    • Humansville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nemo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Edwards
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Edwards. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
      • Edwards is located in Benton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <7>
    • Monegaw Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Monegaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monegaw Springs
      • Monegaw Springs is located in Saint Clair County

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 Hickory 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #719130  (Harper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #719130 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: Quincy
    • County: Hickory         Elev: 285
    • Location given for GNIS #719130 (Harper Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.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 Missouri's counties, including Hickory, 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 things 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: 38.0609, Longitude: -93.4983       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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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