Welcome to Harvard ...

Harvard is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Harvard has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harvard, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Harvard is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Harvard lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Harvard is located in the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Harvard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Harvard - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, New York and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harvard.

Communities near Harvard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harvard.

• Corydon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <4>
• Seymour
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
  • Seymour is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <4>
• Allerton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allerton
  • Allerton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allerton <4>
• Humeston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humeston
  • Humeston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humeston <4>
• Mystic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
• Cincinnati
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
• Mercer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
  • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <4>
• Lineville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lineville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
• Derby
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Promise City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Promise City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
  • Promise City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Harvard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harvard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harvard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harvard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harvard. See our Newspapers Page for Harvard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvard ...

Looking for more information about Harvard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Harvard, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Harvard.

Adding Harvard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harvard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harvard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harvard post office opened in 1882.

We also found Harvard in the book titled Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvard.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harvard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/