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Welcome to Harvard ...

Harvard is located in Wayne County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Harvard: 641

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)
  • Seymour
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Allerton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Humeston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mystic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Cincinnati
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Mercer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mercer is located in Mercer County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercer <3>
  • Lineville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lineville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Derby
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Derby is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Promise City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Promise City is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promise City
    • 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 (so far) for Harvard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Harvard post office opened in 1882. The Harvard post office closed in 1953.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Wayne, 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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