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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Harper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harper, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Harper (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Harper. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Harper is historic, it would have been located within present day Talbot County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Talbot County: Caroline, Dorchester & Queen Anne's.
Below are the counties that are near Harper. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harper:
- Talbot County (The home county of Harper)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Tunis
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tunis is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis
- McDaniel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Claiborne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Michaels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Leeds Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Leeds Landing is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds Landing
- Tunis Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Newcomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Newcomb is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomb
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Anne Arundel County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Idlewilde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Idlewilde is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewilde
- Highland Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Shady Side
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsmere Shores
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsmere Shores is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsmere Shores
- Churchton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Galesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayo is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Selby-on-the-Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
- Watergate Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Watergate Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate Village
- Deale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Annapolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baywalker Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Baywalker Village is located in Anne Arundel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywalker Village
- Baltimore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Fort Howard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sparrows Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrows Point is located in Baltimore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Point
- Calvert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- North Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chesapeake Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Summer City is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Willows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Willows is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Owings Town Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Owings Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owings Town Center
- Owings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Angelica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Angelica is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelica
- Sunderland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chaney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chaney is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney
- Parran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parran is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parran
- Apple Greene
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Greene is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Greene
- Dunkirk Town Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dunkirk Town Center is located in Calvert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk Town Center
- Caroline County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Tanyard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tanyard is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanyard
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Griffin
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Griffin is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Tuckahoe Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tuckahoe Springs is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe Springs
- Hillsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Thomas Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Town is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Town
- Preston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Grove is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
- Hynson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hynson is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
- Ridgely
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Denton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Oil City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Dorchester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Hills Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hills Point is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Point
- James
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- James is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Lloyds
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lloyds is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyds
- Thomas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thomas is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
- Algonquin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Algonquin is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
- Cambridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patamoke Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patamoke Village
- Church Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Madison is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Woolford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Woolford is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolford
- Secretary
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Cliffs City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Rock Hall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Edesville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Edesville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edesville
- Old Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Pomona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Chestertown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Morganec Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Prince George's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Bowie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bowie is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <2>
- Croom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Croom is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croom
- Pin Oak Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oak Village
- Upper Marlboro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Cedarhaven
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarhaven is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarhaven
- Westwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- North Keys
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- North Keys is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Keys
- Eagle Harbor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Harbor is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Collington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Collington is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collington
- Marlton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marlton is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Aquasco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aquasco is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquasco
- Horsehead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Prince George's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Mattapex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
- Guys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guys is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guys
- Grasonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kent Narrows is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Narrows
- Cheslou Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cheslou Village is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheslou Village
- Chester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bay City is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay City
- Stevensville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomingdale is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Queenstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Willoughby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willoughby is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willoughby
- Queen Anne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Hickman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
- Whiteleysburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Adamsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harper, see our County-by-County Page for Harper.
Cemeteries Near Harper ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harper.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Harper - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harper covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- John Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke's UMC Cemetery
- The St. Luke's UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Lukes Cemetery
- Wade's Point Burial Ground
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- DeShields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- St. Stephens Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Royal Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tilghman Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (274 more) ...
- Third Haven Meeting Burial Ground
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richland Memorial Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Harper itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- McDaniel
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wittman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Michaels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bozman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Tunis Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tunis Mills is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunis Mills
- Sherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Neavitt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neavitt is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neavitt
- Royal Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkham is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkham
- Tilghman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tilghman is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilghman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bellevue
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellevue is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Bloomfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomfield is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Mattapex
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mattapex is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapex
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harper. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harper.
Newspapers Published in Harper ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harper.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harper, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harper.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Harper:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Talbot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Caroline County
- Dorchester County
- Kent County
- Prince George's County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harper) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |