Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Harper came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Harper in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Harper. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Harper data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Harper:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Harper is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Harper in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Harper for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Harper. See our Misc Page for Harper for more information.