Welcome to Hingham ...
Hingham is located in Sheboygan County<1>.
The location of Hingham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.
Hingham is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hingham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Hingham: (920) and (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Hingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hingham - they are located in Massachusetts and Montana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hingham.
Communities near Hingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hingham.
- Sheboygan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan
- Sheboygan is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,819 people
- Port Washington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Washington
- Port Washington is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,066 people
- Plymouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Plymouth is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,737 people
- Sheboygan Falls
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheboygan Falls
- Sheboygan Falls is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,914 people
- Saukville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Kewaskum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Howards Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Grove
- Howards Grove is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
- Oostburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oostburg
- Oostburg is located in Sheboygan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,082 people
- Belgium
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgium
- Belgium is located in Ozaukee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Hingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hingham. 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 Hingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hingham. See our Newspapers Page for Hingham.
Adding Hingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hingham 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 Hingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hingham post office opened in 1851.
We also found Hingham in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hingham.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hingham. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sheboygan County: www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Sheboygan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |