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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 Hinsonton (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 Hinsonton. 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 and 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.

Hinsonton is located in Mitchell County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mitchell County: Baker, Colquitt, Decatur, Dougherty, Grady, Thomas & Worth.

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

  • Mitchell County     (The home county of Hinsonton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Cotton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sale City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pebble City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pebble City is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble City
    • Pelham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenough
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Greenough is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenough
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,304 people
    • Camilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Flint
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hawkinstown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Mimsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Brooks County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Barwick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallokas ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tallokas is located in Brooks County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallokas
      • Estimated population in 2019: 171 people
  • Colquitt County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Hartsfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Funston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Doerun
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Minnesota
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Minnesota is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota
    • Riverside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Riverside is located in Colquitt County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
    • Moultrie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Norman Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Berlin
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellenton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Decatur County
    • Vada
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Dougherty County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Putney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pecan City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
    • Colonial Place
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
    • Eleanor Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
    • Tompkins Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
    • Colonial Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • East Towne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • East Towne is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
    • Elon Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
    • West Town
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • West Town is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
    • Albany
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Albany is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,839 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <1>
    • Eugemar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Eugemar is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eugemar
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,367 people
    • Hinds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Hinds is located in Dougherty County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,273 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Spence
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Cairo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Whigham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Good Hope ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Good Hope is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 300 people
  • Thomas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Meigs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Hansell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Hansell is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
    • Ochlocknee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Coolidge
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fredonia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Fredonia is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
    • Pavo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dewey City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Dewey City is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
    • Thomasville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Newark
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Newark is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
      • Estimated population in 2019: 783 people
    • Boston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Tift County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Omega
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ty Ty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinsonton, with the one closest to Hinsonton listed first.
    • Bridgeboro
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Liberty Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Liberty Hill is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
    • Anderson City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Anderson City is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
    • Alfords
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Alfords is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfords
    • East Dougherty
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • East Dougherty is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dougherty
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,398 people
    • Sylvester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Poulan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Sumner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Hinsonton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinsonton.

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 Hinsonton - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Zion Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bridge Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Eble Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sale City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Akridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pinecrest Memory Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitts Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pelham Memorial Garden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (235 more) ...
    • Pilcher Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Midway Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Duncan Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 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.<2>

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

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

  • Hartsfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bay is located in Colquitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Pelham
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Meigs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chastain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Chastain is located in Thomas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastain
  • Camilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Flint
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Flint is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Ochlocknee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Moultrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Baconton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • De Witt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • De Witt is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
  • Minton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Minton is located in Worth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Parkerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Parkerville is located in Worth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
    • Newton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Patten
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Patten is located in Thomas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patten

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

Newspapers Published in Hinsonton ...

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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinsonton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinsonton, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinsonton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Hinsonton:

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>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 Hinsonton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Hinsonton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.