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:
36.6020, -86.1053
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 Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies just to the southeast of the Harper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lyles Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyles Cemetery
- Fletcher Cliburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- G T Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The G T Dalton Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for G T Dalton Cemetery
- Jonas Meador Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jonas Meador Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Meador Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Walden - Walrond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Long Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Creek Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Walden Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Lafayette.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19789 <5>
- Jent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jent Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jent Cemetery
- Fishburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fishburn Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishburn Cemetery
- Lewis Minick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Minick Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Minick Cemetery
- Alvis - Shrum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elijah Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Elijah Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah Adams Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Bass Brockett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Joseph Harrison White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- David Blankenship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Wesley Crowder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Holland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holland is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Siloam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Siloam is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Lafayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Forest is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
- Westmoreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Meadorville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Akersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Adolphus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sugar Grove is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Bledsoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bledsoe is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
- Green Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Green Grove is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Petroleum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Petroleum is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petroleum
- Scottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountain Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Bethpage
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chipman is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
- Hartsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Boiling Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Cedar Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Allen County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Mill Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Walnut Shade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hartsville
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Scottsville
- Westmoreland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 #1286916 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286916 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6019927 Lon: -86.105263
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Tennessee's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |