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Welcome to Hoyes ...

Hoyes is located in Garrett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hoyes, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Hoyes is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hoyes is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hoyes: 301, 227 & 240<3>

Communities near Hoyes ...

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

  • Kingwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kingwood is located in Preston County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <4>
  • Mountain Lake Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Lake Park is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
  • Oakland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oakland is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,803 people
  • Westernport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Terra Alta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Grantsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Piedmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Confluence
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Salisbury
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Loch Lynn Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Loch Lynn Heights is located in Garrett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loch Lynn Heights
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hoyes ...

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

Adding Hoyes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hoyes post office opened in 1881. The Hoyes post office closed in 1937.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hoyes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Garrett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hoyes - 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 301 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 227 or 240. New phone numbers in the Hoyes area will be assigned with one of these codes: 301, 227 or 240. As a result, placing a call in the Hoyes area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/