Welcome to Harper ...

Harper is located in Johnston County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Harper is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harper lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Harper: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Harper ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Harper - they are located in California (2), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Missouri, 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.

• Goldsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <5>
• Smithfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Dunn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
  • Dunn is located in Harnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <5>
• Selma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Mount Olive
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Benson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
  • Benson is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benson <5>
• Wilson's Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
• Four Oaks
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <5>
• Pine Level
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <5>
• Princeton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harper on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

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 Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/