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
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Missouri
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 43, ISBN 0899332242
^ "Post Offices" . Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016 .
^ "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 .
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . July 9, 2010.
38°03′45″N 93°31′07″W / 38.06250°N 93.51861°W / 38.06250; -93.51861