Welcome to Hitesville ...

Hitesville is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hitesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Hitesville is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hitesville lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Hitesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hitesville - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Hitesville ...

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

• Henderson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <3>
• Mount Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Posey County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Morganfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morganfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganfield
  • Morganfield is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morganfield <3>
• Sturgis
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <3>
• Sebree
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <3>
• Clay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Clay is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,091 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <3>
• Shawneetown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shawneetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
  • Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawneetown <3>
• Uniontown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
  • Uniontown is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
• Dixon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Corydon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corydon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corydon
  • Corydon is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corydon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hitesville ...

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

Adding Hitesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hitesville 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 Hitesville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Hitesville in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Hitesville post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hitesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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