RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Missouri >> Scotland County >> HittIndex...

Welcome to Hitt ...

Hitt is located in Scotland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hitt, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Hitt is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hitt: 660

Communities Also Named Hitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hitt - they are located in Illinois (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Hitt ...

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

  • Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Memphis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Keosauqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Lancaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Queen City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Queen City is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Milton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Milton is located in Van Buren County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <3>
  • Downing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Downing is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Pulaski
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski is located in Davis County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Cantril
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cantril is located in Van Buren County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantril
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cantril <3>
  • Glenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 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 Hitt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hitt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hitt ...

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

Adding Hitt to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hitt post office opened in 1860. The Hitt post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hitt.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Scotland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hitt - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/