Welcome to Hiser ...
So far, we found very little information about Hiser. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hiser to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hiser, please Contact Us.
Hiser would have been located within present day Grant County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiser, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hiser is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hiser was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Hiser was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities Also Named Hiser ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hiser - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hiser.
Communities near Hiser ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hiser.
- Moorefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Durgon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durgon is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durgon
- Pansy
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Seemly ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seemly is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seemly
- Seymourville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Seymourville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymourville
- Arthur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arthur is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthur
- Peru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peru is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
- Hopeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopeville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
- Ketterman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ketterman is located in Pendleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketterman
- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
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 Hiser. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiser.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hiser. 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 Hiser.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hiser. See our Newspapers Page for Hiser.
Adding Hiser to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hiser 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 Hiser was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Hiser post office opened in 1907. The Hiser post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiser.
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 Hiser, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hiser - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 Hiser area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hiser area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |