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Welcome to Hiram ...

Hiram is located in Harlan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiram, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1943.

Hiram is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hiram: 606

Communities Also Named Hiram ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hiram - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hiram ...

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

  • Big Stone Gap
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cumberland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <3>
  • Whitesburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <3>
  • Pennington Gap
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Gap
    • Pennington Gap is located in Lee County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,708 people
  • Appalachia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harlan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jonesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Evarts
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evarts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evarts
    • Evarts is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evarts <3>
  • Lynch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Loyall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 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 Hiram. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiram.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiram ...

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

Adding Hiram to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hiram post office opened in 1943.

We also found Hiram in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiram.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Harlan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiram - 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>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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