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History · Harper Township

The history of Harper Township

Below: maps from 1981 on.

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What stands out about Harper Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Harper Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Harper Township on the map, 1981 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Harper Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Harper Township on the 1981 USGS mapHarper Township on the 1997 USGS map1981Bowman sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Harper Township.

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Mound TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRichland Center TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrawford TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.