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:
38.4976, -81.2712
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 Kanawha County<2>.
The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Harper Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Naylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Naylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Shamlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamlin Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Clendenin.
- Myers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Rolling Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hill Cemetery
- Hindsman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hindsman Cemetery
- Deverick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Deverick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deverick Cemetery
- Koontz Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dulls Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dulls Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Patton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Gandee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandee Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Cummings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Osborne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Osborne Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborne Cemetery
- Clendenin Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Samples Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Amma Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Amma Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amma Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Porter
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Porter is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Bomont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bomont is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bomont
- Procious
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Procious is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
- Pigeon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Wellford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wellford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
- Clendenin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Reamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reamer is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
- Apgah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Apgah is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apgah
- Falling Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
- Elkhurst
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhurst is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
- Youngs Bottom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
- Valley Fork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Valley Fork is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kester ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Three Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
- Hartland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
- Coco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coco is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coco
- Clay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spread
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Spread is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spread
- Elkview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wills is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills
- Jarretts Ford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jarretts Ford is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarretts Ford
- Pinch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pinch is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
- Gould
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gould is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Dink
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dink is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dink
- Walton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Kanawha County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clay
- Clay lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Harper Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Clendenin
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 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Kanawha 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 #1539989 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539989 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: Kanawha
- Est. Elev: 316 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clendenin
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.4975984 Lon: -81.2712281
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, 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. |
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