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