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Welcome to Harvin ...

Harvin is located in Clarendon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harvin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Harvin is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harvin: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Harvin ...

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

  • Sumter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manning
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Summerton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Turbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mayesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Pinewood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Greeleyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Paxville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gable
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Lakewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Sumter 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 Harvin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harvin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harvin ...

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

Adding Harvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Harvin in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Harvin post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Clarendon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvin - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Harvin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Harvin 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.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/