Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Harper had a population of 253 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Harper had a population of 107 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Keota
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Creswell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Creswell is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- South English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- South English is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South English
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Talleyrand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Talleyrand is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talleyrand
- Kinross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kinross is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Sigourney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nira
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nira is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nira
- Webster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Webster is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- North English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ollie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Keswick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hayesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hayesville is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Richland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Chester
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- West Chester is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington is located in Washington County
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- Nugent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nugent is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nugent
- Ioka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ioka is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ioka
- Grace Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grace Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Hill
- Wellman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Delta is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Pekin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pekin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Green Center
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Green Center is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Center
- Packwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Packwood is located in Jefferson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Millersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Millersburg is located in Iowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Parnell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thornburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- What Cheer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harper, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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