Harper, Ross County, Ohio

Harper is an unincorporated community in Ross County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.

History

A former variant name was Harpers Station.^[1] The namesake Harper's Station depot was located on the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad.^[2] A post office called Harpers Station was established in 1867, and remained in operation until 1927.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Ross County, Ohio
↑ Smith, Clifford Neal (1 June 2009). Early Nineteenth-Century German Settlers in Ohio (Mainly Cincinnati and Environs), Kentucky, and Other States. Parts 1, 2, 3, 4a, 4b, and 4C. Genealogical Publishing Company. p. 58. ISBN 978-0-8063-5229-9.
↑ "Ross County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 3 January 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Ross County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Chillicothe

City	Chillicothe

Villages	Adelphi Bainbridge Clarksburg Frankfort Greenfield‡ Kingston South Salem

Townships	Buckskin Colerain Concord Deerfield Franklin Green Harrison Huntington Jefferson Liberty Paint Paxton Scioto Springfield Twin Union

CDPs	Andersonville Bourneville Richmond Dale

Unincorporated communities	Anderson Deadman Crossing Denver Fruitdale Greenland Hallsville Harper Higby Hopetown Humboldt Kinnikinnick Londonderry Lyndon Mooresville Musselman Nipgen North Fork Village Pride Roxabell Schooley Slate Mills Spargursville Storms Three Locks Tucson Vigo Yellowbud

Ghost town	Knockemstiff

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°21′53″N 83°15′42″W / 39.36472°N 83.26167°W / 39.36472; -83.26167

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