About Harper Cemetery
Harper Cemetery is a cemetery near Bolivar, Jefferson County, West Virginia. It lies about 1.0 mi west of Bolivar. The grounds sit at about 489 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 4 notable people buried here, including Powell F. Carter, Jr., Nathan Cook Brackett and Alexander Hatch Morrell. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1727711. The nearest other listed cemetery is Cedar Hill Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home in Harpers Ferry, about 4.0 mi away. It is one of 86 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 101 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Bolivar. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Harper Cemetery
Among them: 1 Korean War veteran.
- Powell F. Carter, Jr.1931-2017United States Navy admiral
- Nathan Cook Brackett1836-1910Abolitionist, Free Will Baptist pastor
- Alexander Hatch Morrell1818-1885American clergyman
- Robert Harper1718-1782American builder and millwright
People whose Wikidata entry gives Harper Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
39.32315, -77.73416
What Harper Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Cedar Hill CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery1.0 mi
- Ebenezer United Methodist CemeteryLovettsville, VAMethodist cemetery2.0 mi
- Moler CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery2.2 mi
- Allstadt CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery2.2 mi
- Silver Grove CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery2.2 mi
- Merritt CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery2.5 mi
- Payne's Hill Cemetery (African American)Bolivar, WVCemetery2.5 mi
- Mount Moriah Baptist Church CemeteryBrunswick, MDBaptist cemetery3.1 mi
- Moler CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery3.2 mi
- Walraven CemeteryBolivar, WVCemetery3.3 mi
Funeral homes near Harper Cemetery
- Eackles-Spencer & Norton Funeral Home4.0 miFuneral home · Harpers Ferry · (304) 724-6500
- John T. Williams Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Brunswick · (301) 834-9971
- Stauffer Funeral Homes PA6.0 miFuneral home · Brunswick · (301) 834-7000
- Stauffer Funeral Home6.0 miFuneral home · Brunswick
- Brown Funeral Homes & Cremations7.0 miFuneral home · Ranson · (304) 725-5321
- Melvin T Strider Colonial Funeral7.1 miFuneral home · Ranson · (304) 725-7068
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