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Welcome to Hasima ...

Hasima is located on the Gulf Coast.

Hasima is located in Brazoria County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hasima, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Hasima is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Hasima ...

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

  • Lake Jackson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bay City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • West Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweeny
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Brazoria
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jones Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Holiday Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Bailey's Prairie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bailey's Prairie is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey's Prairie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Caney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caney is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
  • Cedar Lane
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hasima ...

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

Adding Hasima to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hasima 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 (so far) for Hasima was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hasima post office opened in 1910. The Hasima post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hasima.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazoria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hasima - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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