Welcome to Harper ...

Harper is located in Santa Rosa County<1>.

The location of Harper has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Harper is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Harper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harper: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities Also Named Harper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Harper - they are located in California (2), Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harper.

Communities near Harper ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harper.

• Fort Walton Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Walton Beach
  • Fort Walton Beach is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Walton Beach <5>
• Milton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
• Gulf Breeze
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Breeze
  • Gulf Breeze is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gulf Breeze <5>
• Mary Esther
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Esther
  • Mary Esther is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary Esther <5>
• Shalimar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shalimar
  • Shalimar is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shalimar <5>
• Cinco Bayou
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cinco Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinco Bayou
  • Cinco Bayou is located in Okaloosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
• Hurlburt Field
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt Field
  • Hurlburt Field is located in Okaloosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurlburt Field <5>
• Bagdad
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagdad
  • Bagdad is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bagdad <5>
• Galt City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
  • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
• Harold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
  • Harold is located in Santa Rosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harold <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harper. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harper.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harper. See our Newspapers Page for Harper.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harper ...

Looking for more information about Harper? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harper.

Adding Harper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harper in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harper post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harper. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/