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Welcome to Harvey ...

So far, we found very little information about Harvey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Harvey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Harvey, please Contact Us.


Harvey would have been located within present day Stevens County<2>.


The location of Harvey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Harvey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Harvey is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Harvey was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Harvey once stood is in the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Harvey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Harvey: This one is located in Stevens County and the other is located in Walla Walla County.

Beyond Washington, there are 29 communities that are also named Harvey - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Harvey ...

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

  • Colville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Kettle Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marcus
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in Stevens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Daisy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Stevens County
  • Gifford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Inchelium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Blue Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Town
    • Blue Town is located in Stevens County
  • Pinkney City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinkney City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
    • Pinkney City is located in Stevens County
  • Addy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Evans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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 Harvey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harvey.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harvey. 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 Harvey.

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

Adding Harvey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Harvey in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Harvey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Harvey post office opened in 1887.

We also found Harvey in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvey.

The official website for Stevens County: www.co.stevens.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harvey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Stevens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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