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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. 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 ...

The Harper Cemetery is located in Malheur County<1>.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:

  • Agency Valley Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • The Agency Valley Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency Valley Cemetery
  • Brogan Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • The Brogan Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brogan Cemetery
  • Dell Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dell Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell Cemetery
  • Juntura Cemetery
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Juntura Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juntura Cemetery
  • Littlefield Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • The Littlefield Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefield Cemetery
  • Nyssa Cemetery
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • The Nyssa Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyssa Cemetery
  • Owyhee Cemetery
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • The Owyhee Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owyhee Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
  • Valley View Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • The Valley View Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
  • Westfall Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Westfall Cemetery is located in Malheur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 8 communities are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of the Harper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically:

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 Malheur 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 first turn to 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:

  • Pages specific to Oregon:
  • Pages specific to Malheur 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 GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1163971  (Harper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1163971 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: Malheur
      • Est. Elev: 794 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little Valley

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Malheur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'.
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.