Welcome to Hines ...

Hines is located in Dixie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hines, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Hines is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Hines lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Hines is within the (352) area code.

Communities Also Named Hines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Hines - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio (2), Oregon, Texas (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hines.

Communities near Hines ...

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

• Cross City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <4>
• Steinhatchee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinhatchee
  • Steinhatchee is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steinhatchee <4>
• Steward City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steward City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward City
  • Steward City is located in Dixie County
• Salem
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Taylor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
• Old Town
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Old Town is located in Dixie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Town <4>
• Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
  • Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
• Horseshoe Beach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Beach
  • Horseshoe Beach is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Beach <4>
• Fanning Springs
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <4>
• Little Lake City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
• Mayo
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Lafayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayo <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 Hines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hines.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hines ...

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

Adding Hines to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hines post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hines.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dixie County: www.dixie-county.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/