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Welcome to Hathaway ...

Hathaway is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hathaway, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Hathaway is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hathaway lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hathaway: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Hathaway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hathaway - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Hathaway ...

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

  • Spencer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Glenville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Grantsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Reedy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Sand Fork
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Hur
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hur is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hur
  • Stumptown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Arnoldsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arnoldsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnoldsburg
  • Gomez ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gomez is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gomez
  • Normantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hathaway ...

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

Adding Hathaway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hathaway 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 (so far) for Hathaway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hathaway post office opened in 1900. The Hathaway post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hathaway.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hathaway - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hathaway area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hathaway area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/