Welcome to Harper ...
So far, we found very little information about Harper. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Harper to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harper, please Contact Us.
Harper would have been located within present day Carbon County<2>.
Harper was established in 1885.
Time Zone: The area where Harper was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Harper was located: 435
In the past, Harper was named Minnie Maud. and Nine Mile. For more information about the names of Harper, see The Names of Harper on our Genealogy Page.
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, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Texas, 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.
- East Carbon City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Carbon City
- East Carbon City is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Former names for East Carbon City:
- Drager
- Dragerton
- East Carbon City has also been known as:
- East Carbon
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Carbon City <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Carbon City
- From Harper to East Carbon City
- Sunnyside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Carbon County
- Estimated population in 2013: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunnyside <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sunnyside
- From Harper to Sunnyside
- Kiz ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kiz. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiz
- Kiz is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kiz
- From Harper to Kiz
- Columbia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Columbia
- From Harper to Columbia
- Bridgeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeland
- Bridgeland is located in Duchesne County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bridgeland
- From Harper to Bridgeland
- Duchesne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchesne
- Duchesne is located in Duchesne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,725 people
- Former names for Duchesne:
- Dora
- Theodore
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duchesne <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Duchesne
- From Harper to Duchesne
- Kenilworth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Kenilworth is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kenilworth
- From Harper to Kenilworth
- Wellington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Wellington is located in Carbon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wellington
- From Harper to Wellington
- Castle Gate ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Castle Gate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Gate
- Castle Gate is located in Carbon County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Castle Gate
- From Harper to Castle Gate
- Heiner ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heiner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiner
- Heiner is located in Carbon County
- Former names for Heiner:
- Carbon
- Panther
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heiner
- From Harper to Heiner
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.
Adding Harper to Our Gazetteer ...
As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Harper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
X2X - From that list, the Harper post office opened in 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harper.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/
The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Carbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |