[2] In 1910, the area was known as Muller's Plantation and it was many years later and after several attempts, before the land was successfully surveyed.

[3]: 167  It would be proclaimed as suburb on 8 March 1922 and its name is derived from the word Links and its closeness to the nearby Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club.

The Harvey Nature Reserve lies on the western part of Linksfield Ridge.

The land was donated to the people of Johannesburg in 1959 by Sydney Harvey and consisted of 7 acres for a nature and bird sanctuary.

The area borders with the controversial Rietfontein farm that was donated by President Paul Kruger to the people of Johannesburg as a tropical disease Hospital in approximately 1895.