Harper,_Missouri

Harper, Missouri

Harper, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Harper is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route 82 approximately ten miles east of Osceola and within one mile of the St. Clair - Hickory county line.[2]

History

A post office called Harper was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1917.[3] The community has the name of H. G. Harper, a pioneer citizen who secured the town a post office.[4]

The Harper School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 43, ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. [5]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

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