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A visit to the Harper 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 Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Harper Cemetery (FG ID #38870)

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)<2>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harper Cemetery

Lat:   43.8572°   (43° 51' 25")

Lon:   -121.4458°   (-121° 26' 44")

The Harper Cemetery is located in Deschutes County<3>.

The county seat for Deschutes County is located in Bend. Bend lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north northeast of the Harper Cemetery .

Name Variations for Harper Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Harper Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Allen Ranch Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 10 that are within 29 miles [46.7 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Breese Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breese Cemetery
    • The Breese Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • The Breese Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Paulina Prairie Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38601 <1>
  • Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Improved Order of Redmen Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
  • LaPine Community Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaPine Community Cemetery
    • The LaPine Community Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the LaPine Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the west of La Pine.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38960 <1>
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilot Butte Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Butte Cemetery
    • The Pilot Butte Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pilot Butte Cemetery is located in Bend.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39268 <1>
  • Masten Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Masten Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39104 <1>
  • Deschutes Memorial Gardens
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Billy Quinn Gravesite
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billy Quinn Gravesite
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billy Quinn Gravesite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billy Quinn Gravesite is located in Deschutes County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38582 <1>
  • Tumalo Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tumalo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tumalo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tumalo Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • The Tumalo Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Laidlaw Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39502 <1>
  • Redmond Memorial Cemetery
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redmond Memorial Cemetery
    • The Redmond Memorial Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
    • The Redmond Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Redmond Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39326 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 10 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of the Harper Cemetery.

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

  • Sunriver
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Three Rivers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
    • Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
  • Deschutes River Woods
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes River Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
    • Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
  • La Pine
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Bend
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
    • Bend is located in Deschutes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <6>
  • Tumalo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
    • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
  • Millican ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Millican. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
    • Millican is located in Deschutes County
  • Alfalfa
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gilchrist
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Crescent
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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 Deschutes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bend
    • Bend lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Harper Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bend.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • La Pine

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 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:

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 #1153031  (Harper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1153031 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: Anns Butte
    • County: Deschutes         Elev: 1269
    • Location given for GNIS #1153031 (Harper Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #38870

The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

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>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.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Deschutes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>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 drawn 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: 43.8572, Longitude: -121.4458       In this case, the coordinates for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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