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. 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:
43.8572, -121.4458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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:
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)
- The Breese Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breese Cemetery
- 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)
- LaPine Community Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The LaPine Community Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaPine Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the LaPine Community Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<4> to the east 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)
- The Pilot Butte Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Butte Cemetery
- 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)
- Deschutes Memorial Gardens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Billy Quinn Gravesite
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tumalo Cemetery
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- The Tumalo Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo Cemetery
- 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)
- The Redmond Memorial Cemetery is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redmond Memorial Cemetery
- 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)
- Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Deschutes River Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
- La Pine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bend is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
- 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)
- Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
- Millican ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Millican is located in Deschutes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
- 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 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:
- Pages specific to Oregon:
- Pages specific to Deschutes County:
- 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #38870
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1153031 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1153031 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: Deschutes
- Est. Elev: 1269 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anns Butte
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8581737 Lon: -121.446973
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |