Welcome to Harper ...

Harper is located in Ogle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Harper is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harper lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Harper: (815) & (779)<3>

Communities Also Named Harper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Harper: This one is located in Ogle County and the other is located in White County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 28 communities that are also named Harper - they are located in California (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Harper ...

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

• Freeport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Oregon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <5>
• Mount Morris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Morris
  • Mount Morris is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Morris <5>
• Lena
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
  • Lena is located in Stephenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lena <5>
• Polo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
  • Polo is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polo <5>
• Pecatonica
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
  • Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <5>
• Mount Carroll
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  • Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <5>
• Forreston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forreston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forreston
  • Forreston is located in Ogle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forreston <5>
• Lanark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
  • Lanark is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanark <5>
• Milledgeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harper ...

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

Adding Harper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harper post office opened in 1881.

We also found Harper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ogle County: www.oglecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov