A visit to the Harper Family Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Harper Family Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harper Family Cemetery (FG ID #2157258).
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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harper Family Cemetery:
35.3027, -78.3202
The Harper Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the northeast of Newton Grove.
The cemetery is located in Johnston County<3>.
The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north of the Harper Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harper Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harper Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rose - Barefoot Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cole Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alfred Altman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phillips Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Long Branch Disciples of Christ Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Unity Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holmes Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Barefoot Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Josiah Eldridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Grantham Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Barefoot Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lee Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Westbrook Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Festus Sutton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Harper Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harper Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harper
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Newton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peacocks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grantham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McKoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vann Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
- Allens Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spiveys Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raynor Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Raynor Town is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynor Town
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Plain View
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beaman Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Benson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calypso
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calypso is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Mar-Mac
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mar-Mac is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mar-Mac
- West Smithfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- West Smithfield is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Smithfield
- Lakeside Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Grove Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grove Park is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
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 Family Cemetery. The following communities are located in Johnston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Benson lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Harper Family Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Four Oaks
- Princeton
- Smithfield
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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Johnston 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 Family Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2157258
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 Family Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |