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:
37.4746, -80.1800
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 Craig County<2>.
The county seat for Craig County is located in New Castle. New Castle lies just to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Huffman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Looney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Looney Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looney Cemetery
- Leffel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Leffel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leffel Cemetery
- Nutter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nutter Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutter Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Brickey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brickey Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickey Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- West View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The West View Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View Cemetery
- Paitsel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Paitsel Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paitsel Cemetery
- Sarver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sarver Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarver Cemetery
- Crawford Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Memorial Cemetery
- The Crawford Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Paxton Chapel Church Cemetery
- Paxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paxton Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paxton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sarver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruble Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ruble Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Bryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryan Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Cemetery
- Bostic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bostic Cemetery is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostic Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Furrow Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Furrow Family Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furrow Family Cemetery
- The Furrow Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Furrow Cemetery
- Grave Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Grave Cemetery is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grave Cemetery
- Catawba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Catawba Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Abbott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- New Castle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Catawba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Simmonsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
- Haymakertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haymakertown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haymakertown
- Hanging Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Huffman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Huffman is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Oriskany
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wabun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Hollins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Captain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Captain is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Cloverdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Mill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Runaway Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Runaway Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runaway Village
- Apple Tree Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Troutville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hollywood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
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 Craig County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fincastle
- New Castle
- Salem
- Salem lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salem.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
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 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Craig 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 #1483951 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1483951 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: Craig
- Est. Elev: 737 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Looney
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.4745729 Lon: -80.1800493
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Craig, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |