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. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 43, ISBN 0899332242
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  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. ^ "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


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