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 in 1895, Harper had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Forreston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Brookville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Haldane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kittredge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Maryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adeline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bolton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- South Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Lanark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- German Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkhorn Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Stratford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Mount Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Egan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eleroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Myrtle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Loran
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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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