Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hinton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hinton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hinton is located in Choctaw County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Choctaw County: Clarke, Marengo, Sumter, Washington, Clarke (MS), Lauderdale (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Hinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinton:
- Choctaw County (The home county of Hinton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Pushmataha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Needham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Okatuppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Red Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Cromwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Toxey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Gilbertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <3>
- Jachin
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Emory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Morvin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east) - Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Campbell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Coffeeville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <3>
- Marengo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Putnam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - Nanafalia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Myrtlewood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Sumter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Kinterbish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Ward
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Cuba
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Derby
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Intercourse
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Whitfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast) - York
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- York is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
- Bellamy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Clarke County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Junction City is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Gin ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Stonewall
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Shubuta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Enterprise
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <3>
- Pachuta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west) - Barnett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Jasper County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Orange
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Orange is located in Jasper County (MS)
- Fellowship ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fellowship. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship
- Fellowship is located in Jasper County (MS)
- Former name for Fellowship:
- Masengale
- Fellowship has also been known as:
- Old Fellowship
- Lauderdale County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Whynot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Smith
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Russell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Meridian
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
- Meridian is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <3>
- Marion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
- Lost Gap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest) - Lockhart
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Nellieburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellieburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Bailey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Wayne County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Matherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Waynesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
- Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <3>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinton, see our County-by-County Page for Hinton.
Cemeteries Near Hinton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McLendon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McLendon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McLendon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Tims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tims Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tims Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Bass Everett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Everett Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Everett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57875 <4>
- Brightwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brightwater Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brightwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Episcopal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Episcopal Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Episcopal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Elim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elim Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Stroud Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stroud Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Bogueloosa Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bogueloosa Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bogueloosa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McRae Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McRae Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Manassa Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manassa Cemetery
- The Manassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manassa Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60655 <4>
- Bogueloosa Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hinton had a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
- Pushmataha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Energy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Melvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Carmichael
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmichael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmichael
- Carmichael is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Lusk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Whynot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Butler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Butler is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
- Quitman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
- Mount Sterling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Choctaw County
- Roy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west) - Matherville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Matherville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Matherville is located in Wayne County (MS)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vimville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Kinterbish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Emory
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Vimville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinton.
Newspapers Published in Hinton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 50 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinton, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hinton:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Pages specific to Choctaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jasper County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lauderdale County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Alabama
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0921, Longitude: -88.4423 In this case, the coordinates for Hinton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |