Welcome to Hogum ...
So far, we found very little information about Hogum. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hogum to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hogum, please Contact Us.
Hogum would have been located within present day White Pine County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hogum is 6,900 feet [2,103 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Hogum is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Hogum was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Hogum was located: 775
Communities near Hogum ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hogum.
- Majors Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Majors Place is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majors Place
- Shoshone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shoshone is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshone
- Taylor ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Eskdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eskdale is located in Millard County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskdale
- Burbank ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burbank is located in Millard County (UT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
- Calumet ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Calumet is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- East Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ely is located in White Pine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ely <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 Hogum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hogum.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hogum. 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 Hogum.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hogum. See our Newspapers Page for Hogum.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hogum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including White Pine, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hogum - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |