Welcome to Hiland ...

Hiland is located in Natrona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hiland, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1925.

Hiland is 6,000 feet [1,829 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Hiland is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Hiland is located in the (307) area code.

Communities Also Named Hiland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Hiland - they are located in Montana and Nebraska.

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

Communities near Hiland ...

We have created a list of 3 communities that are near Hiland.

• Lost Cabin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Cabin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
  • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
• Powder River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder River
  • Powder River is located in Natrona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powder River <4>
• Lysite
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysite
  • Lysite is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lysite <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hiland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hiland.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hiland ...

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

Adding Hiland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hiland 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 Hiland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hiland post office opened in 1925.

We also found Hiland mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hiland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hiland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Natrona County: www.natrona.net/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/