Welcome to Hochheim ...
Hochheim is located in Dodge County<1>.
The location of Hochheim has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hochheim, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Hochheim is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Hochheim lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area codes for Hochheim: (920) & (274)<4>
Communities Also Named Hochheim ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hochheim - it's located in Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hochheim.
Communities near Hochheim ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hochheim.
- West Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- West Bend is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 31,478 people
- Beaver Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
- Hartford is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,675 people
- Richfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Waupun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Jackson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,256 people
- Slinger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Kewaskum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Horicon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Hochheim. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hochheim.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hochheim. 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 Hochheim.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hochheim. See our Newspapers Page for Hochheim.
Adding Hochheim to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hochheim 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 Hochheim was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hochheim post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hochheim.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hochheim. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.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 Dodge, 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 Hochheim - 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/ |