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Welcome to Hatton ...

Hatton is located in Albany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hatton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Hatton is 7,480 feet [2,280 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hatton is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Hatton lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Hatton: 307

Communities Also Named Hatton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Hatton - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Hatton ...

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

  • Centennial
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Albany
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Albany is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Harmony
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Woods Landing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Woods Landing is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Landing
  • Jelm
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Foxpark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxpark is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
  • Keystone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Keystone is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
    • Keystone has also been known as:
    • Douglas Creek
  • Howell
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Howell is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Laramie
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Red Buttes ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Red Buttes is located in Albany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hatton ...

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

Adding Hatton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hatton 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 Hatton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hatton post office opened in 1883. The Hatton post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hatton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Albany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hatton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/