Welcome to Harpersfield ...

Harpersfield is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harpersfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1800.

Harpersfield is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Harpersfield: 13786<3>

Websites for Harpersfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harpersfield, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Harpersfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harpersfield - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Harpersfield ...

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

• Oneonta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneonta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Oneonta is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneonta <5>
• Cobleskill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobleskill
  • Cobleskill is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobleskill <5>
• Delhi
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Delhi is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delhi <5>
• Summit
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
  • Summit is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summit <5>
• Stamford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <5>
• Richmondville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Schoharie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmondville <5>
• Schenevus
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenevus
  • Schenevus is located in Otsego County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenevus <5>
• Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <5>
• Hobart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <5>
• Andes
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andes
  • Andes is located in Delaware County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andes <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 Harpersfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harpersfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harpersfield ...

Looking for more information about Harpersfield? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Harpersfield, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harpersfield.

Adding Harpersfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Harpersfield post office opened in 1800.

We also found Harpersfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harpersfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/