Welcome to Van Winkle ...

Van Winkle is located in Hinds County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Winkle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Van Winkle is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Van Winkle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Van Winkle: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Van Winkle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Van Winkle - they are located in British Columbia and Michigan.

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

Communities near Van Winkle ...

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

• Jackson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Pearl
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
• Madison
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,701 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Brandon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
  • Brandon is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <5>
• Ridgeland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeland
  • Ridgeland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeland <5>
• Clinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hinds County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Byram
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byram
  • Byram is located in Hinds County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 11,509 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byram <5>
• Flowood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowood
  • Flowood is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flowood <5>
• Richland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <5>
• Florence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Rankin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>

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 Van Winkle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Winkle.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Winkle ...

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

Adding Van Winkle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Van Winkle 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 Van Winkle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Winkle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/