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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 hospitals 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 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sycamore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Gadsden County
    • Chattahoochee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • River Junction
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Junction
      • River Junction is located in Gadsden County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
      • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
    • Iamonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitola
      • Capitola is located in Leon County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
      • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • Bainbridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Recovery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recovery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Vada
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinson
      • Brinson is located in Decatur County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 285 people
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
    • Whigham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County (GA)
    • Cairo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
      • Cairo is located in Grady County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County (GA)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Spence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
      • Spence is located in Grady County (GA)
  • Seminole County (GA)
    • Reynoldsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reynoldsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County (GA)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County (GA)
    • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vickers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vickers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vickers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelfer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelfer Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Shelfer Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nicholson - Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Barber Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darsey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darsey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodberry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (215 more) ...
    • Butler Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Elkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elkins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Stephens Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Stephens Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Ebenezer Stephens Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>

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.<4>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Gadsden County
  • Scotland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordville
    • Bradfordville is located in Leon County
  • Fowlstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Iamonia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
    • Iamonia is located in Leon County
  • Climax
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Decatur County (GA)
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County (GA)
  • Wetumpka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetumpka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetumpka
    • Wetumpka is located in Gadsden County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Leon County
    • 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]<5>. 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 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:

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

The official website for Gadsden County: www.gadsdengov.net/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/

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>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.
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6474, Longitude: -84.4166       In this case, the coordinates for Hinson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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