Welcome to Hiram ...

Hiram is located in Harlan County<1>.

The location of Hiram has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiram, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1943.

Hiram is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hiram lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hiram is within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Hiram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hiram - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hiram.

Communities near Hiram ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hiram.

• Big Stone Gap
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Stone Gap
  • Big Stone Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Stone Gap <4>
• Cumberland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Whitesburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
  • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <4>
• Pennington Gap
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
  • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
• Appalachia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachia
  • Appalachia is located in Wise County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appalachia <4>
• Harlan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
  • Harlan is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlan <4>
• Jonesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Lee County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Evarts
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evarts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
  • Evarts is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <4>
• Lynch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
  • Lynch is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynch <4>
• Loyall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
  • Loyall is located in Harlan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hiram. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiram.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hiram. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hiram.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiram. See our Newspapers Page for Hiram.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiram ...

Looking for more information about Hiram? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Hiram, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hiram.

Adding Hiram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hiram in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hiram was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hiram post office opened in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiram.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hiram. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/