Welcome to Harpster ...

Harpster is located in Idaho County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harpster, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Harpster is 1,570 feet [479 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harpster lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harpster: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Harpster ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Harpster - they are located in Illinois and Ohio.

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

Communities near Harpster ...

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

• Grangeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grangeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
  • Grangeville is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grangeville <5>
• Kamiah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kamiah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kamiah
  • Kamiah is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kamiah <5>
• Cottonwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
  • Cottonwood is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood <5>
• Kooskia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kooskia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kooskia
  • Kooskia is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kooskia <5>
• Stites
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stites have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stites
  • Stites is located in Idaho County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stites <5>
• Mount Idaho
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
• Big Cedar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
• East Kamiah
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
  • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
• Fenn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenn
  • Fenn is located in Idaho County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenn <5>
• Greencreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greencreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
  • Greencreek is located in Idaho County

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 Harpster. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harpster.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harpster. 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 Harpster.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpster ...

Looking for more information about Harpster? 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 Harpster, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harpster.

Adding Harpster to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harpster 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 Harpster was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harpster post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harpster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Idaho County: www.idahocounty.org/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/