Welcome to Hervey ...
So far, we found very little information about Hervey. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hervey to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hervey, please Contact Us.
Hervey would have been located within present day Claiborne County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hervey, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hervey is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hervey was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hervey was located: 601 & 769<4>
Communities Also Named Hervey ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hervey - they are located in Arkansas and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hervey.
Communities near Hervey ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hervey.
- Port Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
- Utica
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Saint Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Saint Elmo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Myles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Carpenter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Bowerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Red Lick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Caseyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caseyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln 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 Hervey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hervey.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hervey. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hervey. See our Newspapers Page for Hervey.
Adding Hervey to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hervey 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 for Hervey was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hervey.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hervey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hervey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Hervey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Hervey area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |