Welcome to Hiwannee ...
Hiwannee is located in Wayne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiwannee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Hiwannee is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hiwannee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hiwannee: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Hiwannee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hiwannee.
- Waynesboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shubuta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Pachuta
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Gin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Matherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Whistler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- De Soto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
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 Hiwannee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiwannee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hiwannee. 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 Hiwannee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiwannee. See our Newspapers Page for Hiwannee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiwannee ...
Looking for more information about Hiwannee? 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 Hiwannee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hiwannee.
Adding Hiwannee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hiwannee 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 Hiwannee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hiwannee post office opened in 1901. The Hiwannee post office closed in 1973.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiwannee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiwannee - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Hiwannee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Hiwannee 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/ |