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Welcome to Hymans ...

Hymans is located in Craven County<1>.

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

Hymans is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Hymans: 252

Communities near Hymans ...

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

  • New Bern
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trent Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • River Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Vanceboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Maysville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Grantsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bridgeton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cove City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cove City is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people
  • Dover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dover is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
  • Pollocksville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

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 (so far) for Hymans was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hymans.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Craven, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hymans - 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.