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Welcome to Hiteman ...

Hiteman is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiteman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Hiteman is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hiteman: 641

Communities near Hiteman ...

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

  • Albia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Eddyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Moravia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Russell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lovilia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Beacon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon is located in Mahaska County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Mystic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Mystic is located in Appanoose County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Bussey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Blakesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Harvey is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 Hiteman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiteman.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiteman ...

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

Adding Hiteman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hiteman 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 (so far) for Hiteman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hiteman post office opened in 1890. The Hiteman post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiteman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiteman - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/