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Welcome to Hisel ...

Hisel is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hisel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1948.

Hisel is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hisel: 606

Communities near Hisel ...

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

  • Richmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Berea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Mount Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • McKee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Annville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Duluth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Duluth is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Sandgap
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Sandgap is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hisel ...

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

Adding Hisel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hisel 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 (so far) for Hisel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hisel post office opened in 1948. The Hisel post office closed in 1986.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hisel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hisel - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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