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Welcome to Himes ...

Himes is located in Big Horn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Himes, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Himes is 3,730 feet [1,137 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Himes is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Himes: 307

Communities near Himes ...

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

  • Lovell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Greybull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Byron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Kane ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kane. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
    • Kane is located in Big Horn County
  • Emblem
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flitners Corner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flitners Corner
    • Flitners Corner is located in Big Horn County
  • Otto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Otto
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
    • Otto is located in Laramie County
  • Burlington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Himes ...

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

Adding Himes to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Himes post office opened in 1908.

We also found Himes on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Himes.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Big Horn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Himes - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/