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Harper is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Indiana, in the United States. It was also called Bigrest.[1]

Harper
Bigrest
Unincorporated Community
Harper
Location in Indiana
Harper
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39.144°N 85.593°W / 39.144; -85.593
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyDecatur
TownshipSandcreek
Elevation
[1]
781 ft (238 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Area code(s)812

History


The first post office, called Bigrest, opened in 1881.[2] Renamed Harper in 1882, the post office was discontinued in 1907.[3]


References


  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Harper, Indiana
  2. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. A post office established as Bigrest on August 3, 1881...
  3. "Decatur County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 31 August 2014.


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