Welcome to Harvey County ...

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

The community of Newton is the Seat for Harvey County.

Harvey County was founded March 7, 1872. Harvey was created by taking area from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Harvey had a population of 34,442 people. This is a decrease of 0.7% since the last Census (which gave a population of 34,684 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Harvey represented 1.22% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Harvey County:

• Burrton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
  • Burrton is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
• Halstead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halstead
  • Halstead is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,028 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halstead <3>
• Hesston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Hesston is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <3>
• Newton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
• North Newton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Newton
  • North Newton is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Newton <3>
• Sedgwick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedgwick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
  • Sedgwick is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedgwick <3>
• Walton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Harvey County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Kansas
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  • Website for the Kansas Historical Society

• Websites specific to Harvey County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Butler County
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  • Marion County
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  • McPherson County
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  • Reno County
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  • Sedgwick County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Harvey County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Kansas
  • Cemeteries of Harvey County