Welcome to Hite ...

Hite is located in Beauregard Parish<1>.

Hite is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hite: 337

Communities Also Named Hite ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hite - they are located in Kentucky, Tennessee, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hite ...

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

• Rosepine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rosepine is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosepine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosepine <3>
• Merryville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Merryville is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merryville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merryville <3>
• Ludington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ludington is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
• Ikes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ikes is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ikes
• Newlin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Newlin is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlin
• Pinewood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pinewood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood
• Singer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Singer is located in Beauregard Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singer
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Singer <3>
• Cole Central
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cole Central is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Central
• Elmwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Elmwood is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
• Pickering
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pickering is located in Vernon Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hite ...

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

Adding Hite to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hite 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 Hite was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hite.