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Welcome to South Harvey ...

South Harvey is located in Cook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Harvey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for South Harvey: S. Harvey

South Harvey is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from South Harvey, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities near South Harvey ...

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

  • Cicero
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Hammond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Gary is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,693 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary <3>
  • Orland Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Tinley Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Lawn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Calumet City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Merrillville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Crown Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Harvey ...

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

Adding South Harvey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South 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 (so far) for South Harvey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Harvey post office opened in 1892. The South Harvey post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Harvey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Harvey - 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/