Welcome to Hiattsville ...
Hiattsville is located in Appanoose County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiattsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Hiattsville is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hiattsville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hiattsville: 641
Communities near Hiattsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hiattsville.
- Centerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Albia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Seymour
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Seymour is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seymour <3>
- Moravia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Mystic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
- Mystic is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Cincinnati
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Blakesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Drakesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Exline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Exline have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 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 Hiattsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiattsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hiattsville. 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 Hiattsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiattsville. See our Newspapers Page for Hiattsville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiattsville ...
Looking for more information about Hiattsville? 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 Hiattsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hiattsville.
Adding Hiattsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hiattsville 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 Hiattsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hiattsville post office opened in 1900.
We also found Hiattsville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiattsville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Appanoose, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiattsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |