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Welcome to Hitchins ...

Hitchins is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hitchins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Hitchins is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hitchins: 606

The ZIP code for Hitchins: 41146<3>

Communities near Hitchins ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hitchins ...

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

Adding Hitchins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hitchins 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 Hitchins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hitchins post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hitchins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hitchins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Hitchins). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hitchins or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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