[1] The town is located on the Proston-Wondai road, 277 kilometres (172 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane.

Hivesville, originally referred to informally as Proston (a term inclusive of the whole district West of Mondure at the time, as well as the first buildings which became the town), was allocated the official name of Jaumbill by the Railways Department.

On the request of James Braidwood Edwards, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Nanango, the town was named Hivesville, after George Hives, a pioneer settler.

[4] The Sunday Creek station homestead, known at the time as 'Sandy House', served as a much valued local source of provisions and the distribution of mail in the earliest days of closer settlement when pioneering farmers first came to the district.

[5][9][10] The original hotel narrowly escapted destruction by a previous fire in 1924 but was saved in the middle of the night by the gallant efforts of guests staying there.

[11] Mail was received via 'Sandy House', the residence of the Hives family at nearby Sunday Creek Station in these early years.

In these early years Hivesville boasted a general store, bakery, butcher, garage with six bowsers, blacksmith, post office, school, hotel, two cafes, two bank branches, the Empire theatre cinema, railway station and various receiving depots.

There was no school at Stalworth; however that district became known for a local hall where dances and social functions were held and there was also a butter factory there for a short time as well.

The price was seventeen shillings and sixpence an acre, payable to the Queensland Lands Department over thirty-three years in annual installments, at an interest rate of three percent.

[23] The northwestern part of the district, which became known as Abbeywood, Speedwell and Stalworth, was largely settled by English immigrants who had travelled to Australia on the ship "Oswestry Grange".

Throughout the Hivesville area, sub-district locality place names were gradually adopted, usually when a school, hall, rail siding or other building was initiated.

[24] Early businesses in Hivesville were operated by Arthur Johnson, Messrs. Thorne and Walker, Mrs. Jennings, S.Fuller, Messrs. Levitt and Smith, Miss Schultz and J.Webb.

[29] The Hivesville Hall fell into disuse and was handed over to the Wondai and later South Burnett Regional Council, who sold the building into private ownership in 2017.

[20] Facilities in the town include a church, old pub, convenience store with petrol, diesel and lpg gas, plus a sports oval.