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Welcome to Hiotts ...

Hiotts is located in Colleton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiotts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1927.

Hiotts is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hiotts: 843 & 854<3>

Communities near Hiotts ...

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

  • Walterboro
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint George
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Ridgeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cottageville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harleyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Reevesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Smoaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Canadys
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Grover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiotts ...

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

Adding Hiotts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hiotts 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 for Hiotts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hiotts post office opened in 1927.

We also found Hiotts in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiotts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Colleton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiotts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Hiotts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Hiotts area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/