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:
39.2925, -81.4650
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 Wood County<2>.
The county seat for Wood County is located in Parkersburg. Parkersburg lies just to the west southwest 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 27 that are within 5 miles [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.
- Mt. Moriah Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chichester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chichester Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chichester Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery North is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery North
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Cemetery North is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Parkersburg.
- The Evergreen Cemetery North has also been known as:
- Arlington Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77588 <5>
- Woodyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodyard Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Harkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harkins Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Cemetery
- Rosemar UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rosemar UMC Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemar UMC Cemetery
- Ogden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ogden Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden Cemetery
- Spring Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dils Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dils Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dils Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Catholic Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Catholic Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Red Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mayo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Varner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Neale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Neale Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Parkersburg Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cook Cemetery
- Cook Family Cemetery
- Riverview - Cook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2318473 <5>
- St. Xaviers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Xaviers Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Xaviers Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Farson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farson Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Valley Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Mills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mills
- Parkers Towne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parkers Towne is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Towne
- North Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Hills is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Vienna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parkersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Boaz is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Dallison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dallison is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallison
- Kanawha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kanawha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
- Belpre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Belpre is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belpre
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belpre <6>
- Sandhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Williamstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pleasant View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Mineral Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Acres
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mineral Acres is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Acres
- Yankeeburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Harmar is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmar
- Blennerhassett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Blennerhassett is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blennerhassett
- Lubeck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lubeck is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubeck
- Willow Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Grand View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grand View is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Leachtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leachtown is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachtown
- Slate
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slate is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate
- Horseneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horseneck is located in Pleasants County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseneck
- Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Porterfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
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 Wood County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belpre
- Marietta
- Parkersburg
- Williamstown
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 helpful 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 Wood 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 #2586335 (Harper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2586335 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: Wood
- Topo Map Name: Valley Mills
- Location given for Harper Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2925205 Lon: -81.4650134
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Wood, 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 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> | 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. |