Welcome to Hyram ...

Hyram is located in Russell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyram, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Hyram is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hyram lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Hyram (for example, toward Cusseta Heights (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Hyram lies within the (334) area code.

Communities near Hyram ...

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

• Columbus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
• Maridale Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
  • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
• Phenix City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
  • Phenix City is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <4>
• Saint Marys Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
  • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
• Cusseta Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
  • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
• Smith's Station
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
  • Smith's Station is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
• Hurtsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
  • Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
• Hilton Heights
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Heights
  • Hilton Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2018: 324 people
• Hatchechubbee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
  • Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
• Hugley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
  • Hugley is located in Russell County

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 Hyram. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hyram.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hyram. 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 Hyram.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hyram ...

Looking for more information about Hyram? 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 Hyram, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hyram.

Adding Hyram to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hyram in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Hyram post office opened in 1891.

We also found Hyram in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyram.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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