Hiattville, one of the early settlements of Bourbon county, is located on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas R. R. 13 miles southwest of Fort Scott, the county seat. The postoffice was established in 1870 and called Pawnee, but the name was subsequently changed to Hiattville, in honor of James M. Hiatt, who owned the land upon which the town was situated. Stores were opened within a short time and the town began to flourish. At the present time there are several general stores, a blacksmith shop, school and church. It has a money order postoffice, telegraph and express facilities, and in 1910 had a population of 225.