Welcome to Hite ...
So far, we found very little information about Hite. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hite to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hite, please Contact Us.
Hite would have been located within present day Davidson County<2>.
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The location of Hite has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hite, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hite is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Hite was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hite was located: 615 & 629<5>
Communities Also Named Hite ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Hite - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Utah, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hite.
Communities near Hite ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hite.
- Nashville - Davidson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville - Davidson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville - Davidson
- Nashville - Davidson is located in Davidson County
- Estimated population in 2019: 670,820 people
- Murphree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Franklin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,316 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <7>
- Hendersonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Hendersonville is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59,323 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendersonville <7>
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Smyrna is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smyrna <7>
- Gallatin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallatin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Gallatin is located in Sumner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44,335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <7>
- Brentwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
- Brentwood is located in Williamson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <7>
- Mount Juliet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Juliet. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
- Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <7>
- La Vergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vergne
- La Vergne is located in Rutherford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,646 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vergne <7>
- Morrow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Hite. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hite.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hite. 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 Hite.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hite. See our Newspapers Page for Hite.
Adding Hite to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hite 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 Hite was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Hite post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hite.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 Hite, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Davidson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hite - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Hite area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Hite area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |