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Welcome to Harvey ...

Harvey is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Harvey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Harvey is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Harvey: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Harvey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Harvey: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Raleigh County.

Beyond West Virginia, 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, Texas, Vermont, Virginia (2), Washington (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.

  • Beckley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ansted
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mount Hope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Mabscott
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Smithers
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 (so far) for Harvey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Harvey post office opened in 1902. The Harvey post office closed in 1985.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Harvey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harvey - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Harvey area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Harvey 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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