Welcome to Hatch ...

Hatch is located in Caribou County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatch, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Hatch is 5,520 feet [1,682 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hatch is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hatch lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Hatch: (208) and (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Hatch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hatch - they are located in California, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Hatch ...

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

• Soda Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
  • Soda Springs is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soda Springs <5>
• Grace
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Grace is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grace <5>
• Lava Hot Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lava Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lava Hot Springs
  • Lava Hot Springs is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lava Hot Springs <5>
• Bancroft
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Caribou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bancroft <5>
• Chesterfield ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Chesterfield is located in Caribou County
• Five Points ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Caribou County
• Conda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conda
  • Conda is located in Caribou County
• Inkom
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inkom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkom
  • Inkom is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inkom <5>
• McCammon
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCammon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCammon
  • McCammon is located in Bannock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCammon <5>
• Bench
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bench
  • Bench is located in Caribou 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 Hatch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatch ...

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

Adding Hatch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hatch 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 Hatch was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hatch post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatch.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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