A visit to the Harpersville 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 Harpersville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harpersville Cemetery:
32.6154, -98.9256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harpersville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County<2>.
The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Harpersville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Harpersville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Harpersville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harpersville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St.s Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Buck Mtn. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
- Battle Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek Cemetery
- Plum Branch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Acker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Acker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker Cemetery
- Breckenridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
- The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Breckenridge Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
- Brushy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
- Reagan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Reagan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
- Picketville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cauble Family Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Swenson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Swenson Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swenson Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Moran Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Parrish Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colony Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Colony Cemetery is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Harpersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harpersville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gunsight ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gunsight is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wayland is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Eolian
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eolian is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Necessity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Necessity is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
- Breckenridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- La Casa ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- La Casa is located in Stephens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
- Moran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cisco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Eastland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Olden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ranger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mangum ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mangum is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
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 Harpersville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Stephens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harpersville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Breckenridge
- Cisco
- Cisco lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Harpersville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cisco.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
- Eastland
- Eliasville
- Mingus
- Moran
- Moran lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Harpersville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
- Olden
- Olden lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Harpersville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
- Putnam
- Ranger
- Strawn
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 Harpersville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Stephens 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 Harpersville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1337378 (Harpersville cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1337378 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: Stephens
- Est. Elev: 400 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harpersville
- Location given for Harpersville cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6154023 Lon: -98.9256231
- 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 Stephens, 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- Harpersville 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. |