Welcome to Hathaway ...

Hathaway is located in Lake County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hathaway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Hathaway is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hathaway lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hathaway and travel south, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Hathaway is located in the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Hathaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hathaway - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hathaway ...

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

• Mengelwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Tiptonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptonville
  • Tiptonville is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiptonville <4>
• Portageville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portageville
  • Portageville is located in New Madrid County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portageville <4>
• Hayti
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
  • Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <4>
• Steele
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
  • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
• Ridgely
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridgely have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
  • Ridgely is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgely <4>
• Sunkist Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
  • Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
• Hayti Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hayti Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti Heights
  • Hayti Heights is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
• Cooter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooter
  • Cooter is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooter <4>
• Wardell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardell
  • Wardell is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hathaway ...

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

Adding Hathaway to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hathaway post office opened in 1870.

We also found Hathaway on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hathaway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/