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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   37.2326°   (37° 13' 57")

Lon:   -81.4240°   (-81° 25' 26")

The Harper Cemetery is located in Tazewell County<2>.

The county seat for Tazewell County is located in Tazewell. Tazewell lies just to the southwest of the Harper Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Dillon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dillon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Mathena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mathena Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Sanders Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanders Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • French Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the French Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the French Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The French Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Dickenson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickenson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickenson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Billips Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Sluss Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sluss Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sluss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sluss Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Brown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Sinkford Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sinkford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sinkford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sinkford Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Harmon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harmon Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wallace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wallace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Wagner Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagner Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wagner Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Billips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Wilburn Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Billips Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billips Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billips Cemetery is located in Tazewell County
    • Epperson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epperson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epperson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Epperson Cemetery is located in Tazewell County

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.

  • Abbs Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbs Valley
    • Abbs Valley is located in Tazewell County
  • Boissevain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boissevain
    • Boissevain is located in Tazewell County
  • Wittens Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittens Mills
    • Wittens Mills is located in Tazewell County
  • Saint Clair
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Clair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
    • Saint Clair is located in Tazewell County
  • Five Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
    • Five Oaks is located in Tazewell County
  • Shawver Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawver Mill
    • Shawver Mill is located in Tazewell County
  • Pocahontas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Bishop
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
    • Bishop is located in Tazewell County
  • Shraders
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shraders. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shraders
    • Shraders is located in Tazewell County
  • Falls Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Mills
    • Falls Mills is located in Tazewell County
  • Yards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
    • Yards is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Yards
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yards
      • Yards is located in Tazewell County
    • Anawalt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anawalt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anawalt
      • Anawalt is located in McDowell County (WV)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
    • Adria
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adria. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adria
      • Adria is located in Tazewell County
    • Tazewell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
      • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <6>
    • Bluefield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Nemours
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nemours. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemours
      • Nemours is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemours <6>
    • Bramwell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Coopers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Little Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
      • Little Town is located in Tazewell County
    • Freeman
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Mercer County (WV)
    • Thorpe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorpe
      • Thorpe is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Elkhorn
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
      • Elkhorn is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Newhall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newhall
      • Newhall is located in McDowell County (WV)

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. The following communities are located in Tazewell 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 begin 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:

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 #1483950  (Harper Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1483950 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Tiptop
    • County: Tazewell         Elev: 746
    • Location given for GNIS #1483950 (Harper Cemetery)

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Tazewell, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Harper Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2326, Longitude: -81.4240       In this case, the coordinates for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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