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Welcome to Harvey ...

Harvey is located in Marshall County<1>.


The location of Harvey has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Harvey is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Harvey: (270)

Websites for Harvey ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harvey, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Harvey ...

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

  • Murray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Calloway County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
  • Mayfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Benton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Calvert City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Hardin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Hardin is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
  • Grand Rivers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
    • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
  • Dogtown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
    • Dogtown is located in Marshall County
  • Kirksey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey
    • Kirksey is located in Calloway County
  • Scale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scale
    • Scale is located in Marshall County
  • Dexter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Dexter is located in Calloway County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvey ...

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

Adding Harvey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvey.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harvey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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