Welcome to Harer ...
Harer is located in Bear Lake County<1>.
Harer is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Harer is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Harer lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Harer: 208 & 986<3>
Communities near Harer ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harer.
- Montpelier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cokeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Paris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bloomington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Charles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dingle
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Border
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Bear Lake County
- Border
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Border. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border
- Border is located in Lincoln County (WY)
- Wardboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardboro
- Wardboro is located in Bear Lake County
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Taylor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lincoln County (WY)
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 Harer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harer.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harer. 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 Harer.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harer. See our Newspapers Page for Harer.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harer ...
Looking for more information about Harer? 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 Harer, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harer.
Adding Harer to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harer 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 Harer was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harer.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Bear Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harer - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Harer area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Harer area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |