Welcome to Hinckley ...

Hinckley is located in Medina County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinckley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Hinckley is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Hinckley: (330) and (234)<3>

The ZIP code for Hinckley: 44233<4>

Communities Also Named Hinckley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Hinckley - they are located in California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Minnesota, New York (2), Texas (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Hinckley ...

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

• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Akron
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
• Parma
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parma
  • Parma is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parma <5>
• Lakewood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Cuyahoga Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuyahoga Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuyahoga Falls
  • Cuyahoga Falls is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuyahoga Falls <5>
• Strongsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongsville
  • Strongsville is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strongsville <5>
• North Ridgeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Ridgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ridgeville
  • North Ridgeville is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Ridgeville <5>
• Brunswick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Stow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Summit County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• Westlake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westlake have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
  • Westlake is located in Cuyahoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westlake <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 Hinckley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hinckley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinckley ...

Looking for more information about Hinckley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hinckley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hinckley.

Adding Hinckley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hinckley 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 Hinckley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Hinckley post office opened in 1825.

We also found Hinckley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinckley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Medina County: www.co.medina.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/