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:
32.0643, -90.8215
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 Claiborne County<2>.
The county seat for Claiborne County is located in Port Gibson. Port Gibson lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Rocky Springs Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Shield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shield Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shield Cemetery
- Lemon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
- Ritchey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ritchey Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritchey Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Sadler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sadler Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Savoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Savoy Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Savoy Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- French Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Shelby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shelby Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Cemetery
- Old Mt. Tro Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nutt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Nutt Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutt Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Seven Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Seven Star Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Star Cemetery
- Chatham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Chatham Cemetery is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 16 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:
- Rocky Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Willows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Saint Elmo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Myles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carpenter
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleside is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Cayuga
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Port Gibson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Newman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Grand Gulf
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stout is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Bear Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Learned
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Claiborne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Delta
- Delta lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Delta.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Edwards
- Grand Gulf
- Port Gibson
- Utica
- Utica lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Utica.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Vicksburg
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 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Claiborne 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 #670953 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #670953 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: Claiborne
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carlisle
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0643217 Lon: -90.8214918
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |