Welcome to Hydesville ...
Hydesville is located in Humboldt County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hydesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1861.
Hydesville is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hydesville lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hydesville: 707 & 369<3>
The ZIP code for Hydesville: 95547<4>
Communities Also Named Hydesville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hydesville - it's located in New York.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hydesville.
Communities near Hydesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hydesville.
- Eureka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Fortuna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rio Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferndale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Falk ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Falk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falk
- Falk is located in Humboldt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Falk
- From Hydesville to Falk
- Pepperwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loleta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Table Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hookton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Hydesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hydesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hydesville. 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 Hydesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hydesville. See our Newspapers Page for Hydesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hydesville ...
Looking for more information about Hydesville? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Hydesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hydesville.
Adding Hydesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hydesville 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 Hydesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Hydesville post office opened in 1861.
We also found Hydesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hydesville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hydesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 707 code has been Overlayed with the 369 area code. New phone numbers in the Hydesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 707 or 369. As a result, placing a call in the Hydesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hydesville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hydesville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |