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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 ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harper Cemetery:

30.7430, -95.6119

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 Walker County<2>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the east 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 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Petree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Petree Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petree Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Petree Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5965 <5>
  • Hume Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hume Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume Cemetery
  • South Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Side Cemetery
  • Sam Houston Grave
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Sam Houston Grave is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston Grave
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • North Side Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The North Side Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Side Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Prison Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prison Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prison Cemetery
  • Martha Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Martha Chapel Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha Chapel Cemetery
  • Hightower Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Hightower Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
  • Grant Colony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Grant Colony Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Colony Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holloway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Holloway Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holloway Cemetery
    • Cline Prairie Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cline Prairie Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cline Prairie Cemetery
    • Falba Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falba Cemetery
    • McAdams Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The McAdams Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams Cemetery
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Falba Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Falba Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falba Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Foster Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
    • Brushy Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Blackjack Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blackjack Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack Cemetery
    • Cincinnati Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Cincinnati Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati Cemetery
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Goshen is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Wesley Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wesley Grove is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Grove
  • Barado
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Barado is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barado
  • Dodge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Riverside
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Elmina is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmina
  • New Waverly
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kittrell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Kittrell is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
  • Oakhurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shiro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Richards
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Trinity
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Mill Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Town is located in Trinity County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
    • Bedias
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Midway
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roans Prairie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Madisonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dacus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dacus is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacus
    • Willis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Willis is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willis <6>
    • Point Blank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)

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 Walker 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 visit 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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Walker 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 #1381970  (Harper Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1381970 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: Walker
      • Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huntsville
      • Location given for Harper Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7429705     Lon: -95.6118894
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Walker, 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.