Welcome to Hatton ...
So far, we found very little information about Hatton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hatton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hatton, please Contact Us.
Hatton would have been located within present day Waupaca County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hatton is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hatton was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Hatton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hatton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hatton.
Communities near Hatton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hatton.
- New London
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- New London is located in Waupaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,065 people
- Waupaca
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Waupaca is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,857 people
- Omro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Hortonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hortonville is located in Outagamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,976 people
- Winneconne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Wautoma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wautoma is located in Waushara County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,114 people
- Redgranite
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Redgranite is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgranite
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,111 people
- Weyauwega
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Weyauwega is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,745 people
- Manawa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Manawa is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
- Iola
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Iola is located in Waupaca County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
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 Hatton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hatton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hatton. 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 Hatton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hatton. See our Newspapers Page for Hatton.
Adding Hatton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hatton 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 Hatton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Hatton post office opened in 1882. The Hatton post office closed in 1901.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatton.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hatton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waupaca, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |