Welcome to Himes ...

Himes is located in Big Horn County<1>.

The location of Himes has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> 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

Himes is within the (307) area code.

Communities near Himes ...

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

• Lovell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell
  • Lovell is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovell <4>
• Greybull
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greybull
  • Greybull is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greybull <4>
• Cowley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Cowley is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <4>
• Byron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
  • Byron is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byron <4>
• Kane ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Big Horn County
• Emblem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emblem
  • Emblem is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emblem <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Big Horn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <4>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
  • Burlington is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <4>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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