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Introduction ...

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 Tavern (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 Tavern. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Harper Tavern is located in Lebanon County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lebanon County: Berks, Dauphin, Lancaster & Schuylkill.

Below are the counties that are near Harper Tavern. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harper Tavern:

  • Lebanon County     (The home county of Harper Tavern)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Fort Indiantown Gap
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Fort Indiantown Gap is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Indiantown Gap
    • Syner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Syner is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
    • Bunker Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Lickdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
    • Jonestown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Green Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Green Point is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
    • Inwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
    • Heilmandale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
    • Palmyra
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Annville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Murray
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Murray is located in Lebanon County
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    • Cleona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Berks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Meckville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Meckville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckville
    • Mount Aetna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Wintersville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Wintersville is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
    • Rehrersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Rehrersburg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehrersburg
    • Schubert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Schubert is located in Berks County
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    • Womelsdorf
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • New Schaefferstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • New Schaefferstown is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Schaefferstown
    • Strausstown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • North Heidelberg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • North Heidelberg is located in Berks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Heidelberg
    • Robesonia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Bernville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shartlesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Locustdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Centralia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • West Fairview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
    • Enola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lemoyne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lower Allen
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lower Allen is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Allen
    • New Cumberland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Wormleysburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Westwood Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village
    • Camp Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Good Hope is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Shiremanstown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
    • Sporting Hill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
    • Lisburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lisburn is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisburn
    • Allenview
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Allenview is located in Cumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenview
  • Dauphin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Grantville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Shellsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shellsville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellsville
    • Manadahill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Manadahill is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manadahill
    • Skyline View
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Skyline View is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline View
    • Hershey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Union Deposit
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
    • Ritzie Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Ritzie Village is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritzie Village
    • Carsonville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Carsonville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
    • Bachmanville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Bachmanville is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachmanville
    • Hummelstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dayton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Dayton is located in Dauphin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Lykens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Linglestown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lancaster County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Mount Hope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Hope is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Aberdeen
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Aberdeen is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Mastersonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Mastersonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastersonville
    • Elstonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Elstonville is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elstonville
    • Milton Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Milton Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Grove
    • Elizabethtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Rheems
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Rheems is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rheems
    • Brickerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Elm is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm
    • Naumanstown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Naumanstown is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naumanstown
    • Poplar Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Manheim
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sporting Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Sporting Hill is located in Lancaster County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sporting Hill
  • Luzerne County
    • Newtown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Newtown is located in Luzerne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtown
  • Northumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Leck Kill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Leck Kill is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leck Kill
    • Malta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Malta is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
    • Mandata
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Mandata is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandata
    • Gowen City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Gowen City is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen City
    • Bear Valley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Bear Valley is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Valley
    • Herndon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Herndon is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herndon <1>
    • Edgewood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Edgewood is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
    • Locust Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Locust Gap is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Gap
    • Marshallton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Marshallton is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallton
    • Shamokin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <1>
    • Trevorton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Alaska
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Alaska is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
    • Dooleyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Dooleyville is located in Northumberland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooleyville
  • Perry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Marysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • New Buffalo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • New Buffalo is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Perdix
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Perdix is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdix
    • Cove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Cove is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Duncannon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Liverpool
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Bailey is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
    • Rose Glen
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Rose Glen is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Glen
    • Pfoutz Valley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Pfoutz Valley is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfoutz Valley
    • Reward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Reward is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reward
    • Mecks Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mecks Corner is located in Perry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecks Corner
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Schuylkill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Suedberg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Suedberg is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suedberg
    • Irving
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Irving is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Orwin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Orwin is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orwin
    • Tower City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beuchler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beuchler is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beuchler
    • Marstown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Marstown is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marstown
    • Pine Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ravine is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Keffers
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Keffers is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keffers
    • Joliett
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Joliett is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliett
    • Lorberry Junction
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lorberry Junction is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorberry Junction
    • Paradise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Paradise is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Echo Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Echo Valley is located in Schuylkill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Valley
  • Snyder County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Chapman
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Chapman is located in Snyder County
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    • McKees Half Falls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • McKees Half Falls is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKees Half Falls
    • Port Trevorton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dundore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Dundore is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundore
    • Hoffer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoffer is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffer
    • Aline
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Aline is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
    • Pallas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pallas is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pallas
    • Shadle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shadle is located in Snyder County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.
    • Marsh Run
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Marsh Run is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
    • Goldsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Goldsboro is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
    • New Market
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Market is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
    • Redland Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Redland Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Village
    • Valley Green
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Green is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
    • York Haven
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Quaker Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Quaker Village is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Rudytown ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rudytown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudytown
    • Lewisberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Nauvoo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Nauvoo is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
    • Strinestown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Strinestown is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strinestown
    • Manchester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Erney
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Erney is located in York County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erney

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harper Tavern, see our County-by-County Page for Harper Tavern.

Cemeteries Near Harper Tavern ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harper Tavern.

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 Tavern - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harper Tavern covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.

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.<3>

While we didn't find Harper Tavern in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harper Tavern.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Harper Tavern, with the one closest to Harper Tavern listed first.

  • East Hanover
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • East Hanover is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hanover
  • Bellegrove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellegrove
  • Ono
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Syner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Syner is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syner
  • Grantville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunker Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bunker Hill is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Lickdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lickdale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickdale
  • Heilmandale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heilmandale is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heilmandale
  • Jonestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Inwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Inwood is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inwood
  • Green Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Green Point is located in Lebanon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
  • Palmyra
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Annville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Westmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Westmont is located in Lebanon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
    • Cleona
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harper Tavern. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harper Tavern.

Newspapers Published in Harper Tavern ...

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 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harper Tavern.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harper Tavern, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harper Tavern.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Tavern:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>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 Tavern, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harper Tavern) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.