James Harvey moved to Forest City, during the Sioux Uprising, and he fought the Indians at the stockade.

A man named McCue came about two weeks before the Doughertys, but he soon left.

The township was originally a part of Forest City, but it was organized separately in 1867.

There were no marriages or deaths in Harvey until May of 1870, when Dennis Dougherty and Mary Finnegan got married.

Edward O. Britt, his wife Lucinda, and his mother Charity (nee Tibbits) were among the first settlers.

14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.