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:
35.2504, -86.3594
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 Moore County<2>.
The county seat for Moore County is located in Lynchburg. Lynchburg lies just to the north northwest 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 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Lois Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lois Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lois Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Lynchburg City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Highview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highview Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Cobble Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobble Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobble Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Gore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Eden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eden Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- Baxter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baxter Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Motlow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Motlow Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motlow Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Gattis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gattis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattis Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Bean Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Hawkersmith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hawkersmith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkersmith Cemetery
- Majors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Majors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Majors Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Cemetery
- Ridgeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ridgeville Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wanslow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wanslow Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanslow Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Countyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Booneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Lexie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Winchester Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Raus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Tullahoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Homaway Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Willow Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Elk Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fayetteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Flintville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Estill Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beans Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Winchester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Howell Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Normandy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cortner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Park City Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Decherd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Haley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Petersburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Moore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Lynchburg
- Tullahoma
- Winchester
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Moore 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 #1286917 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286917 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: Moore
- Est. Elev: 339 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lynchburg East
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2503588 Lon: -86.359436
- 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 Moore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 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. |
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