Welcome to Hematite ...So far, we found very little information about Hematite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Hematite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hematite, please Contact Us. Hematite would have been located within present day Colfax County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Hematite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1897. While the community is gone, the present day location for Hematite is 9,830 feet [2,996 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hematite is about 1¾ mile [or ~3 km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Hematite was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The Area Code where Hematite was located: 575 Communities Also Named Hematite ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hematite - they are located in Maryland, Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee, Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hematite. Communities near Hematite ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hematite.
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 Hematite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hematite. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hematite. 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 Hematite. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hematite. See our Newspapers Page for Hematite. Adding Hematite to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Hematite in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Hematite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Hematite. Footnotes ...
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