Welcome to Hiawatha ...

The town of Hiawatha is located in Carbon County<1>.

Hiawatha was established in 1911.

The community of Hiawatha is 7,260 feet [2,213 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hiawatha is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hiawatha lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hiawatha is located in the (435) area code.

Communities Also Named Hiawatha ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hiawatha - they are located in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan (2), Nebraska (2), New York, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Hiawatha ...

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

• Price
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Price is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <4>
• Helper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helper
  • Helper is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helper <4>
• Huntington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
• Wellington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Castle Dale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
  • Castle Dale is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <4>
• Orangeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <4>
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Elmo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmo <4>
• Scofield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
  • Scofield is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
• Coal City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Coal City is located in Carbon County
  • Former names for Coal City:
  • Cedar Mesa Ranch
  • Dempsey City
  • Dempseyville
  • Great Western
  • Oak Springs Bench

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiawatha ...

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

Adding Hiawatha to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hiawatha post office opened in 1909.

We also found Hiawatha on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiawatha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Carbon County: www.carboncountyutah.com/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/