Welcome to Hymans ...

Hymans is located in Craven County<1>.

The location of Hymans has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hymans, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Hymans is near sea level<3>.

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

Hymans is located in the (252) area code.

Communities near Hymans ...

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

• New Bern
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
  • New Bern is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
• Trent Woods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• River Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Vanceboro
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanceboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanceboro
  • Vanceboro is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanceboro <4>
• Maysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Grantsboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsboro
  • Grantsboro is located in Pamlico County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsboro <4>
• Bridgeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeton <4>
• Cove City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
• Dover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
• Pollocksville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollocksville
  • Pollocksville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollocksville <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hymans ...

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

Adding Hymans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hymans 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 Hymans was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hymans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hymans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Craven County: www.co.craven.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/