Welcome to Hackett ...

Hackett is located in Lake of the Woods County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hackett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Hackett is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hackett: 218

Communities Also Named Hackett ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Hackett - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Hackett ...

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

• Baudette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Baudette is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baudette
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baudette <3>
• Williams
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Williams is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williams <3>
• Roosevelt
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Roosevelt is located in Roseau County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <3>
• Long Point
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Long Point is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
• Pitt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Pitt is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitt
• Rainy River
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainy River <3>
• Harris Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Hill
• Gameland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gameland
• Clementson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clementson is located in Lake of the Woods County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementson
• Bergland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bergland

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hackett ...

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

Adding Hackett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hackett 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 Hackett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hackett post office opened in 1905. The Hackett post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hackett.