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Welcome to Harveys Run ...

Harveys Run is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harveys Run, 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.

Harveys Run is 1,520 feet [463 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Harveys Run lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Harveys Run: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Harveys Run ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harveys Run.

  • DuBois
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • DuBois is located in Clearfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DuBois
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DuBois <4>
  • Punxsutawney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Ridgway
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Reynoldsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Curwensville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brockway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sykesville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Big Run
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
  • Grampian
    (16 miles [25.7 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 Harveys Run. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harveys Run.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harveys Run ...

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

Adding Harveys Run to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harveys Run.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harveys Run - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Harveys Run area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Harveys Run 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.