Welcome to Hitt ...

Hitt is located in La Salle County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hitt, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hitt is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hitt: (815) and (779)<4>

Communities Also Named Hitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Hitt: This one is located in La Salle County and the other is located in Carroll County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 3 communities that are also named Hitt - they are located in Missouri and Texas.

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

Communities near Hitt ...

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

• Streator
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streator
  • Streator is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Streator <5>
• Peru
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <5>
• La Salle
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Salle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle
  • La Salle is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Salle <5>
• Spring Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Bureau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,065 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
• Marseilles
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marseilles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marseilles
  • Marseilles is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marseilles <5>
• Oglesby
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
  • Oglesby is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oglesby <5>
• Sheridan
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• Seneca
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
  • Seneca has also been known as:
  • Crotty
  • Seneca village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Earlville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlville
  • Earlville is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlville <5>
• North Utica
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
  • North Utica is located in La Salle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 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 Hitt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hitt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hitt ...

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

Adding Hitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hitt 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 Hitt was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hitt on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hitt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for La Salle County: www.lasallecounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov