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Welcome to Hatfield ...

Hatfield is located in Pike County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1876.

Hatfield is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hatfield lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hatfield and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Hatfield lies within the (606) area code.

Communities Also Named Hatfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hatfield - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hatfield ...

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

  • Pikeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Williamson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coal Run Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run Village
    • Coal Run Village is located in Pike County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,494 people
  • Inez
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Inez is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <4>
  • Delbarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Matewan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matewan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matewan
    • Matewan is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matewan <4>
  • Kermit
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <4>
  • Warfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
    • Warfield is located in Martin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <4>
  • Chattaroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattaroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattaroy
    • Chattaroy is located in Mingo County (WV)
  • Pilgrim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilgrim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
    • Pilgrim is located in Martin 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 Hatfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatfield ...

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

Adding Hatfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hatfield post office opened in 1876.

We also found Hatfield on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatfield.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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