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Welcome to Hathorne ...

Hathorne is located in Essex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hathorne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Hathorne is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hathorne: 978 & 351<3>

The ZIP code for Hathorne: 01937<4>

Communities near Hathorne ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hathorne ...

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

Adding Hathorne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hathorne 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 Hathorne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hathorne post office opened in 1899.

We also found Hathorne on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hathorne.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hathorne - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 978 code has been Overlayed with the 351 area code. New phone numbers in the Hathorne area will be assigned with one of these codes: 978 or 351. As a result, placing a call in the Hathorne area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 Hathorne). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hathorne or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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