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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:   36.0524°   (36° 3' 8")

Lon:   -77.7936°   (-77° 47' 36")

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

The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Harper Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Drake Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Drake Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Drake Family Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2516811 <6>
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Manns Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manns Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Ellen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellen Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ellen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Ellen Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Pope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pope Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
  • Greene Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Powell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Vaughan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Hilliard Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilliard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilliard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Whitley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whitley Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Rocky Mount Memorial Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Mount Memorial Park
      • The Rocky Mount Memorial Park is located in Nash County
      • The Rocky Mount Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Rocky Mount Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48620 <6>
    • Brake Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brake Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Dozier Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dozier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Greene Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greene Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Greene Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Hilliard Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilliard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilliard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • St. Johns Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Hales Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hales Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hales Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Coley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coley Cemetery is located in Nash County
    • Phillips Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phillips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Phillips Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Price Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Price Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Hunter Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunter Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Carlyle Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlyle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlyle Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Jerusalem Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
    • Tyler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyler Cemetery is located in Nash County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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.

  • Drake
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
    • Drake is located in Nash County
  • Gold Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gold Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Rock
    • Gold Rock is located in Nash County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Rock <7>
  • Battleboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Dortches
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dortches have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
    • Dortches is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
  • North Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Green
    • North Green is located in Nash County
  • Whitakers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitakers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitakers
    • Whitakers is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitakers <7>
  • Taylor Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Crossroads
    • Taylor Crossroads is located in Nash County
  • Hickory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
    • Hickory is located in Nash County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory <7>
  • Red Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
    • Red Oak is located in Nash County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
  • Halifax Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax Crossing
    • Halifax Crossing is located in Nash County
  • Rocky Mount
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gethsemane
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gethsemane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
    • Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Westry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westry
      • Westry is located in Nash County
    • Hilliardston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilliardston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
      • Hilliardston is located in Nash County
    • Regency Estates
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Estates
      • Regency Estates is located in Nash County
    • Snells Crossroads
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snells Crossroads
      • Snells Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • White Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
      • White Oak is located in Halifax County
    • Nashville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Easonburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonburg
      • Easonburg is located in Nash County
    • Ashburk
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashburk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashburk
      • Ashburk is located in Nash County
    • Dukes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dukes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
      • Dukes is located in Nash County
    • Langley Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Crossroads
      • Langley Crossroads is located in Nash County
    • Ringwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ringwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Halifax County
    • Joyners Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyners Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyners Crossing
      • Joyners Crossing is located in Nash County
    • Hartsease
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartsease. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
      • Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
    • Enfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Aventon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aventon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
      • Aventon is located in Nash County
    • Taylors Store
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylors Store. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
      • Taylors Store is located in Nash 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 Nash 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 like to start with 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:

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 #986426  (Harper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #986426 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: Drake
    • County: Nash         Elev: 42
    • Location given for GNIS #986426 (Harper Cemetery)

The official website for Nash County: www.co.nash.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 North Carolina's counties, including Nash, 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: 36.0524, Longitude: -77.7936       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>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.
<6>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.
<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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