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Welcome to Hewlett ...

Hewlett is located in Hanover County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hewlett, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hewlett is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hewlett lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hewlett: 804 & 686<3>

Communities Also Named Hewlett ...

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

Communities near Hewlett ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hewlett ...

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

Adding Hewlett to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hewlett 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 Hewlett was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Hewlett on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hewlett.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Hanover, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hewlett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Hewlett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Hewlett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.