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:
37.8209, -81.3059
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 Raleigh County<2>.
The county seat for Raleigh County is located in Beckley. Beckley lies just to the east southeast of the Harper Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Harper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- McGinnis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McGinnis Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Wiseman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wiseman Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Tulliver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tulliver Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulliver Cemetery
- Snuffer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Snuffer Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Daniel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Dillon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillon Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Sweeney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sweeney Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Cemetery
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- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Trump Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Trump Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trump Cemetery
- Trail Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Trail Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail Cemetery
- Aliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Aliff Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliff Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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- Biggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Biggs Cemetery is located in Raleigh County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Harper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sweeneyburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sweeneyburg is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeneyburg
- Fairdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairdale is located in Raleigh County
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- Tolleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tolleys is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolleys
- Lester
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Old Mill Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Mill Village is located in Raleigh County
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- Wickham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Wickham is located in Raleigh County
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- Prosperity
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Zada
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Zada is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zada
- Glen White
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glen White is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen White
- Crab Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- MacArthur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mabscott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
- Sprague
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sprague is located in Raleigh County
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- Skelton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skelton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skelton
- Bradley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bradley is located in Raleigh County
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- Pax
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Arnett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Bolt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bolt is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolt
- Beckley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roseville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roseville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Sophia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pemberton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pemberton is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pemberton
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- White Stick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- White Stick is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stick
- Stanaford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Stanaford is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanaford
- Kilsyth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
- Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
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 Raleigh 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 first visit 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 Harper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Raleigh 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 #1539988 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1539988 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: Raleigh
- Est. Elev: 599 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eccles
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8209458 Lon: -81.3059374
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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 Raleigh, 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' 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |