Welcome to Hitson ...

Hitson is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Hitson is located in Fisher County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hitson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Hitson is 1,780 feet [543 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Hitson: 325

Communities near Hitson ...

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

• Hamlin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hamlin is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlin <3>
• Rotan
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rotan is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rotan <3>
• Aspermont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Aspermont is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspermont
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspermont <3>
• Roby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Roby is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roby <3>
• McCaulley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • McCaulley is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaulley
• Royston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Royston is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royston
• Flat Top
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
• Sylvester
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sylvester is located in Fisher County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvester <3>
• Radium
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Radium is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
• Tuxedo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tuxedo is located in Jones County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuxedo

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hitson ...

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

Adding Hitson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hitson 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 Hitson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hitson post office opened in 1886. The Hitson post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hitson.