A visit to the Harpers Chapel 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 Harpers Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harpers Chapel Cemetery:
35.9292, -88.8959
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harpers Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harpers Chapel Cemetery is located in Gibson County<2>.
The county seat for Gibson County is located in Trenton. Trenton lies just to the northwest of the Harpers Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harpers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- White Rose Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The White Rose Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rose Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Vaughns Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughns Grove Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Motley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Motley Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Newhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Newhouse Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhouse Cemetery
- McLeary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McLeary Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLeary Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Davidson Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Griers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Griers Chapel Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griers Chapel Cemetery
- Pruitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cloverdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cloverdale Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
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 Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harpers Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Humboldt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Milan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Medina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Whitway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitway is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitway
- Sitka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sitka is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Brazil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brazil is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Three Way
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Three Way is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Way
- Goat City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goat City is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Dyer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dyer is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <6>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gadsden is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Windy City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
- Atwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Atwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
- Four Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Four Points is also located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Fruitvale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitvale is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitvale
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lavinia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Crockett Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
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 Harpers Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Gibson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Bradford
- Dyer
- Dyer lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Harpers Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dyer.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Greenfield
- Humboldt
- Milan
- Rutherford
- Trenton
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 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 Harpers Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Gibson 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 Harpers Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1286918 (Harpers Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1286918 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: Gibson
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trenton
- Location given for Harpers Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9292349 Lon: -88.8958965
- 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 Gibson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harpers Chapel 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. |