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Welcome to Hervey City ...

Hervey City is located in Macon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hervey City, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hervey City is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hervey City: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Hervey City ...

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

  • Decatur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sullivan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Forsyth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Moweaqua
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bement
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cerro Gordo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Harristown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Long Creek is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Bethany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Warrensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hervey City ...

Looking for more information about Hervey City? 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 Hervey City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hervey City.

Adding Hervey City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hervey City 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 Hervey City was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hervey City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hervey City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Hervey City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Hervey City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.