Harvey County, Kansas
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At a glance
SummaryThe National Register of Historic Places includes 24 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1970; 1 is also National Historic Landmark. Most listings are in or near Newton, Halstead, North Newton.
Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.
Newspapers
Library of CongressNewspaper directory data for Kansas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Harvey titles at the Library of Congress.
National Register of Historic Places
NPS NRHP14 of 24 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.
24 listed properties
| Property | City | Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Bergtholdt House | Halstead | 1996 |
| Bethel College Administration Building | North Newton | 1972 |
| Brown, Samuel A., House | Newton | 1988 |
| Carnegie Library | Newton | 1974 |
| Coleman House | Newton | 2001 |
| Goerz, David, House | North Newton | 2002 |
| Halstead Santa Fe Depot | Halstead | 2001 |
| Hoag, E.H., House | Newton | 2001 |
| J.J. Krehbiel and Company Carriage Factory | Harvey | 2010 |
| Lincoln School | Newton | 2004 |
| McKinley Residential Historic District (Additional Documentation) | Newton | 2008 |
| Mennonite Settler Statue | Newton | 1998 |
| Neal, Jairus, House | Newton | 1982 |
| Newton Main Street Historic District I | Newton | 2003 |
| Newton Main Street Historic District II (Additional Documentation) | Newton | 2003 |
| Newton Stadium | Newton | 2004 |
| Old Railroad Savings and Loan Building | Newton | 1982 |
| Santa Fe Depot | Newton | 1985 |
| Sedgwick Downtown Historic District | Sedgwick | 2012 |
| US Post Office-Halstead | Halstead | 1989 |
| Warkentin House | Newton | 1970 |
| Warkentin Mill | Newton | 1970 |
| Warkentin, Bernhard, Homestead NHL | Halstead | 1974 |
| Wirkler-Krehbiel House | North Newton | 2015 |
Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.
County formation
Newberry AHCBHarvey was formed in 1872 (1872-03-07) from McPHERSON, Sedgwick.
HARVEY created from McPHERSON and SEDGWICK.
Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
Population by decade
CensusHarvey County population from 1880 to 2020 (Census historical series).
| 1880 | 1900 | 1920 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,451 | 17,591 | 20,744 | 21,712 | 21,698 | 25,865 | 30,531 | 32,869 | 34,024 |
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.
Cemeteries & historical places
USGS GNIS22 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.
Cemeteries — 22 of 22 listed
| Name |
|---|
| Burrton Cemetery |
| Church of God of the First Born Cemetery |
| Eastlawn Cemetery |
| Fairview Cemetery |
| Garden Community Church Cemetery |
| Garden Valley Cemetery |
| Grace Hill Mennonite Church Cemetery |
| Greenwood Cemetery |
| Halstead Cemetery |
| Hebron Cemetery |
| Highland Cemetery |
| Hillside Cemetery |
| Horace Hays Gravesite |
| Hunt Cemetery |
| Mission Cemetery |
| Restlawn Gardens of Memory Cemetery |
| Royer Cemetery |
| Saint Marys Cemetery |
| Schlender Cemetery |
| Star Cemetery |
| Walton Cemetery |
| Whitewater Cemetery |
Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.
Historical markers
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