Welcome to Hedges ...

Hedges is located in Benton County<1>.

The location of Hedges has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Hedges is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hedges lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hedges is within the (509) area code.

Communities Also Named Hedges ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Hedges - they are located in Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky (2) and Ohio.

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

Communities near Hedges ...

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

• Kennewick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennewick
  • Kennewick is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennewick <4>
• Pasco
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
  • Pasco is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <4>
• Richland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <4>
• West Richland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Richland
  • West Richland is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Richland <4>
• Highland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Benton County
• Wallula
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
  • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
• West Pasco
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
  • West Pasco is located in Franklin County
• Wallula Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
  • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
• Eltopia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eltopia
  • Eltopia is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eltopia <4>
• Touchet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchet
  • Touchet is located in Walla Walla County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Touchet <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hedges ...

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

Adding Hedges to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hedges 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 Hedges was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Hedges mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hedges.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/