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Welcome to Harvard ...

Harvard is located in San Bernardino County<1>.

Harvard is 1,820 feet [555 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harvard lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Harvard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Harvard - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, 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 9 communities that are near Harvard.

  • Newberry Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Yermo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Daggett
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Afton ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Afton is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Barstow
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Barstow is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barstow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,581 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barstow <3>
  • Fort Irwin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Lavic ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lavic is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavic
  • Lenwood
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lenwood is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenwood
  • Hinkley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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 (so far) for Harvard was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.