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History · Hatton

Hatton’s post office opened in 1888

Most of Hatton was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1909 on and the census since 1910.

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How Hatton began

When was Hatton founded?

1888

The Hatton post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1890.

First census: 161 in 19102020 census: 79138 years
Founding year: the first Hatton post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1890.The full story ↓

What stands out about Hatton’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Hatton are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19163 editions of the USGS map, 1916 to 1983. Watch Hatton change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hatton’s history is told.

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On the map

Hatton on the map, 1916 to 1983

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hatton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Hatton on the 1916 USGS mapHatton on the 1970 USGS mapHatton on the 1983 USGS map1916Connell sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hatton.

The story

How Hatton came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Hatton.

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When the Northern Pacific Railway built its line through Adams County, they established a station where Hatton is and built a section and pump house. Prior to 1890, the station was named Twin Wells after the two wells that were drilled to water the railroad employees. In 1890, James Bronson established the first store and at the same time the post office was established with the name "Hatton". The name for the town was derived from the last names of the first postmistress, Belle Sutton, daughter of a local settler, and her new husband John Hackett, a Northern Pacific Railway agent from Twin Falls, Idaho. Bronson's store was purchased by Otis Algoe in 1897 who subsequently became postmaster.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Hatton, 1888 to 1975

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Hatton post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1916On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1975Post officeThe Hatton post office closes
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Every building

Hatton, building by building, 1909–1921

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

People over time

Hatton, census by census

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Between 42 and 161 people in every census since 1910.

12 censuses, 1910–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Hatton’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Hatton

Nobody well known was born in Hatton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Clarence GilyardAmerican actor · b. 1955
Pierson FodéAmerican actor and model · b. 1991
ValkyraeAmerican video game streamer · b. 1992
Davey RichardsAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1983
Joseph J. TysonAmerican Catholic prelate · b. 1957
Matt CedeñoAmerican actor and model · b. 1973
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Hatton had its own post office from 1888 to 1975.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Hatton’s history

What year was Hatton founded?

The Hatton post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1890.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.