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:
31.5116, -89.7001
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 Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Harper Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Booth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Loflin - Applewhite Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hawthorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hawthorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn Cemetery
- McLeod Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McLeod Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeod Cemetery
- Hathorn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Progress Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Progress Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Barwick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hathorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hathorn Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hathorn Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Santee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Santee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santee Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Sweet Water Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Water Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water Cemetery
- Bassfield City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Magee - Sullivan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Chance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chance Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Deen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Deen Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deen Cemetery
- Turnage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Turnage Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnage Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Melba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Williamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Sumrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prentiss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seminary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Collins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Goss is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
- Arbo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Oak Vale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Expose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Expose is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jaynesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Lux
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lux is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
- Silver Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arm
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tilton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Grange ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Hot Coffee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
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 Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Columbia
- Williamsburg
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 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:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 #691215 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691215 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Mike Connor
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5115585 Lon: -89.7000737
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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 Jefferson Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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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