Welcome to North Harpersfield ...

North Harpersfield is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of North Harpersfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

A typical abbreviation for North Harpersfield: N. Harpersfield

North Harpersfield is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for North Harpersfield ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delawarecounty.org/

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

Communities near North Harpersfield ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North 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.<2> 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 <4>
• Cobleskill
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Delhi
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Cooperstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Otsego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooperstown <4>
• Summit
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Stamford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Richmondville
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Schenevus
  (8 miles [12.9 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 <4>
• Milford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Hobart
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Harpersfield ...

Looking for more information about North 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Harpersfield, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Harpersfield.

Adding North Harpersfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of North 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 North Harpersfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the North Harpersfield post office opened in 1833.

We also found North Harpersfield in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Harpersfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North 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/