Official Name: | Harvey, Texas |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Harvey |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Brazos |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 325 |
Coordinates: | 30.655°N -96.2753°W |
Area Code: | 979 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1379904 |
Harvey is an unincorporated community in Brazos County, in the U.S. state of Texas. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 310 in 2000. It is located within the Bryan-College Station metropolitan area.
Harvey was established in 1879 and was named for Colonel Harvey Mitchell, a settler from Boonville[1]
Harvey is located on Farm to Market Road 30, 2miles southeast of Bryan in central Brazos County.[1]
A school called Bethel Academy was established in the late 1800s and had 50 students enrolled. There were two schools in the 1930s.[1] Today, the community is served by the Bryan Independent School District.