Welcome to Hewins ...

Hewins is located in Chautauqua County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hewins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Hewins is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Hewins: (620)

Communities near Hewins ...

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

• Sedan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedan
  • Sedan is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sedan <4>
• Cedar Vale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vale
  • Cedar Vale is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Cedar Vale has also been known as:
  • Cedar
  • Cedarvale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Vale <4>
• Dexter
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Peru
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peru have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
  • Peru is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
• Chautauqua
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chautauqua have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chautauqua
  • Chautauqua is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Elgin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Elgin has also been known as:
  • New Elgin
• Grainola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
  • Grainola is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
• Foraker
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
  • Foraker is located in Osage County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
• Wauneta
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauneta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauneta
  • Wauneta is located in Chautauqua County
• Frankfort
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Osage County (OK)

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 Hewins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hewins.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hewins ...

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

Adding Hewins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hewins 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 Hewins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hewins post office opened in 1887.

We also found Hewins in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hewins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/