Welcome to Hyde ...
Hyde is located in Iowa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyde, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Hyde is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hyde lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Hyde is located in the (608) area code.
Communities Also Named Hyde ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Hyde - they are located in Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hyde.
Communities near Hyde ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hyde.
- Mount Horeb
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Dodgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Prairie du Sac village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie du Sac village
- Prairie du Sac village is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,426 people
- Cross Plains
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Cross Plains is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,280 people
- Sauk City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Mineral Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Mazomanie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Spring Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Black Earth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Earth
- Black Earth is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Barneveld
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Hyde. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hyde.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hyde. 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 Hyde.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hyde. See our Newspapers Page for Hyde.
Adding Hyde to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hyde 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 Hyde was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>
From that list, the Hyde post office opened in 1894.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyde.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hyde. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
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 Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hyde - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |