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:
36.1565, -77.9878
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 Nash County<2>.
The county seat for Nash County is located in Nashville. Nashville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Harper Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 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.
- Saunders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Saunders Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saunders Cemetery
- Avent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Avent Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avent Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Vick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vick Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Boseman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Boseman Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boseman Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Silver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Silver Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Cemetery
- Lynch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hilliard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hilliard Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dozier Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47256 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
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:
- Aventon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Aventon is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aventon
- Taylors Store
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Taylors Store is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Store
- Hilliardston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hilliardston is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliardston
- Castalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Castalia is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Dukes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dukes is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Estimated population in 2017: 102 people
- Matthews Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matthews Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Crossroads
- White Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Oak is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Hollister
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- White Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White Level is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Level
- Lancaster Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ringwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringwood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,492 people
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Corinth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Hickory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mays Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mays Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossroads
- Edwards Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edwards Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Crossroads
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oakland is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Gold Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brinkleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brinkleyville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkleyville
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Bass Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Nashville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dortches
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dortches is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dortches
- Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
- Drake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Drake is located in Nash County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake
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. 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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Nash 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 #986427 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #986427 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: Nash
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Essex
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.1565404 Lon: -77.9877646
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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 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 obstructions 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |