Welcome to Hainesville ...

Hainesville is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Hainesville is located in Wood County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hainesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Hainesville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Hainesville: (903) and (430)<3>

Communities Also Named Hainesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Hainesville - they are located in Illinois (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Hainesville ...

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

• Lindale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lindale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindale
  • Lindale is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindale <5>
• Mineola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <5>
• Winnsboro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Hideaway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway
  • Hideaway is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,208 people
• Quitman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Quitman is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <5>
• Big Sandy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Upshur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <5>
• Hawkins
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
  • Hawkins is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawkins <5>
• Winona
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <5>
• Alba
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
  • Alba is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alba <5>
• Yantis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yantis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yantis
  • Yantis is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yantis <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 Hainesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hainesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hainesville ...

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

Adding Hainesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hainesville 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 Hainesville was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Hainesville in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Hainesville post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hainesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/