Welcome to Hewitt ...

Hewitt is located in Darke County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hewitt, 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 1901.

Hewitt is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Hewitt ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.darkecountyohio.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hewitt, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Hewitt ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Hewitt - they are located in California, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hewitt.

Communities near Hewitt ...

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

• Richmond
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Eaton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <4>
• Brookville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <4>
• West Milton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <4>
• Union City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Randolph County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Covington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Versailles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Arcanum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcanum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcanum
  • Arcanum is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcanum <4>
• Bradford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
  • Bradford is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradford <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 Hewitt. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hewitt.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hewitt ...

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

Adding Hewitt to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hewitt 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 Hewitt was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hewitt.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Darke County: www.co.darke.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/