Welcome to Hiett ...

Hiett is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiett, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Hiett is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Hiett ...

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

• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Mason County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Georgetown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
• West Union
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
  • West Union is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <4>
• Manchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Ripley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Aberdeen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Augusta
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Bracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <4>
• Winchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Washington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Mason County (KY)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiett ...

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

Adding Hiett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hiett 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 Hiett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hiett post office opened in 1872.

We also found Hiett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiett.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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