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Welcome to Harper ...

Harper is located in Albany County<1>.

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

Harper is 7,080 feet [2,158 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation 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

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 9 communities that are near Harper.

  • Rock River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lookout ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lookout is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
  • Rock Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Bosler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bosler is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Medicine Bow
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
    • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
    • Wyoming
  • Howell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Elk Mountain
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Milo
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Milo is located in Carbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo

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 (so far) for Harper was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harper.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.