Welcome to Harvey ...

Harvey is located

Harvey is located in Brazos 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 consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Harvey is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Harvey lies within the (979) area code.

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, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, 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.

• College Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Station
  • College Station is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Station <4>
• Bryan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <4>
• Snook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
  • Snook is located in Burleson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snook <4>
• Iola
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Iola is located in Grimes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <4>
• Kurten
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurten
  • Kurten is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurten <4>
• Wixon Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wixon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
  • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
• Millican
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millican
  • Millican is located in Brazos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millican <4>
• Wellborn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellborn
  • Wellborn is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellborn <4>
• Tabor
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Tabor is located in Brazos County
• Rye ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye is located in Brazos 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 on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Harvey in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Harvey post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Brazos County: www.co.brazos.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/