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 no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Harper, with the one closest to Harper listed first.
- Bentonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newton Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackmans Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dobbersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbersville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbersville
- McKoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Timothy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timothy is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timothy
- Four Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaman Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Keener
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oliver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oliver is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver
- Benson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mingo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mingo is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Spilona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spilona is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spilona
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Faison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dudley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dunn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Micro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Micro is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Wilson's Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Turlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Averasboro ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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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