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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 Hinson (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 Hinson. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Hinson is located in Gadsden County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gadsden County: Calhoun, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Decatur (GA), Grady (GA) & Seminole (GA).

Below are the counties that are near Hinson. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinson:

  • Gadsden County     (The home county of Hinson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.
    • Havana
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Midway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Douglas City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
    • Gretna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Greensboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sycamore
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Chattahoochee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • River Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
  • Jackson County
    • Sneads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • Lloyd
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Leon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.
    • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Bradfordville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Iamonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Tallahassee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Miccosukee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Capitola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
    • Woodville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty County
  • Wakulla County
  • Decatur County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.
    • Attapulgus
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Fowlstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Climax
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
    • Faceville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Recovery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Vada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinson <1>
  • Grady County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.
    • Calvary
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Reno
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Whigham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Cairo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <1>
    • Woodland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Spence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Spence is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • Reynoldsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Thomas County (GA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.
    • Dewey City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinson, see our County-by-County Page for Hinson.

Cemeteries Near Hinson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinson.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hinson - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.

  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shelfer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Darsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ebenezer Stephens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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.<3>

While we didn't find Hinson in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hinson.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinson, with the one closest to Hinson listed first.

  • Concord
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Scotland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
  • Attapulgus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bradfordville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
  • Fowlstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Iamonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
  • Climax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Climax <1>
  • Faceville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Holland is located in Leon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
    • Tallahassee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Pleasant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinson. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinson.

Newspapers Published in Hinson ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinson, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinson.

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 helpful websites 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 Hinson:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hinson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Hinson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.