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A visit to the Harper Cemetery ...


The location of the Harper Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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)

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

Lat:   38.5126°   (38° 30' 45")

Lon:   -81.2573°   (-81° 15' 26")

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

The county seat for Kanawha County is located in Charleston. Charleston lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Harper Cemetery .

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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Harper Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • 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.

    • Procious
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
      • Procious is located in Clay County
    • Pigeon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
      • Pigeon is located in Roane County
    • Clendenin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Reamer
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reamer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reamer
      • Reamer is located in Kanawha County
    • Elkhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
      • Elkhurst is located in Clay County
    • Valley Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
      • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
    • Falling Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Rock
      • Falling Rock is located in Kanawha County
    • Youngs Bottom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngs Bottom
      • Youngs Bottom is located in Kanawha County
    • Hartland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
      • Hartland is located in Clay County
    • Clay
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Three Mile
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Mile
      • Three Mile is located in Kanawha County
    • Elkview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
      • Elkview is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkview <4>
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Roxalana
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
        • Roxalana is located in Roane County
      • Rushville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
        • Rushville is located in Roane County
      • Mudfork
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
        • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
      • Pinch
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinch
        • Pinch is located in Kanawha County
      • Stinson
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
        • Stinson is located in Calhoun County
      • Cicerone
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
        • Cicerone is located in Roane County
      • Island Branch
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Branch
        • Island Branch is located in Kanawha County
      • Aarons
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons
        • Aarons is located in Kanawha County
      • Harrison
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
        • Harrison is located in Clay County
      • Ira
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
        • Ira is located in Clay County
      • Walnut
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
        • Walnut is located in Calhoun County
      • Elmira
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmira have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmira
        • Elmira is located in Braxton County
      • Zona
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
        • Zona is located in Roane County

    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 9 miles [14.5 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

    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.<5>

    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 northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
    • Harper Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Rolling Hill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rolling Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rolling Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rolling Hill Cemetery
    • Shamlin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamlin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shamlin Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamlin Cemetery
    • Reed Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Amma Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Amma Cemetery is located in Roane County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amma Cemetery
    • Hindsman Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hindsman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hindsman Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hindsman Cemetery
    • Deverick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deverick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deverick Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deverick Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Kanawha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Taylor Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Clendenin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Samples Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Samples Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samples Cemetery
      • Dulls Creek Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dulls Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dulls Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dulls Creek Cemetery
      • Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hill Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
      • Ashley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
      • Armstead Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Armstead Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstead Cemetery
      • Patton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Patton Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patton Cemetery
      • Jackson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jackson Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Cemetery
      • Gandee Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gandee Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandee Cemetery
      • Reynolds Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Kanawha County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Koontz Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • King Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The King Cemetery is located in Roane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery

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

    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 #1539990  (Harper Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1539990 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: Clio
      • County: Kanawha         Elev: 346
      • Location given for GNIS #1539990 (Harper Cemetery)

    The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 38.5126, Longitude: -81.2573       In this case, the coordinates for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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