Welcome to Napier ...

Napier is located in Bedford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Napier, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Napier is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Napier lies within the (814) area code.

Communities Also Named Napier ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Napier - they are located in Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Napier ...

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

• Windber
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windber
  • Windber is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windber <4>
• Bedford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Everett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <4>
• Central City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <4>
• Hyndman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <4>
• Saxton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
  • Saxton is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saxton <4>
• Indian Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake
  • Indian Lake is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
• Schellsburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
  • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <4>
• Manns Choice
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <4>
• Woodbury
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <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 Napier. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Napier.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Napier ...

Looking for more information about Napier? 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 Napier, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Napier.

Adding Napier to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Napier post office opened in 1879.

We also found Napier in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Napier.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/