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Welcome to Chinn ...

Chinn is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Chinn is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Chinn: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Chinn ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hoover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alabaster
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessemer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Helena
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mountain Brook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Hueytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chinn ...

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

Adding Chinn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chinn 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 (so far) for Chinn was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Chinn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chinn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Chinn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Chinn area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.