Welcome to Harper ...

Harper is located in Albany County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harper, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Harper is 7,080 feet [2,158 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Harper is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Harper lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Harper: (307)

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, Utah, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Harper ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Harper.

• Rock River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
  • Rock River is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <4>
• Lookout ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lookout have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Lookout is located in Albany County
• Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
• Bosler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Bosler is located in Albany County
• Medicine Bow
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
  • Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <4>
• Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
  • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
  • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
  • Wyoming
• Elk Mountain
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harper ...

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

Adding Harper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harper in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Harper on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.co.albany.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/