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Welcome to Hinsonton ...

Hinsonton is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinsonton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Hinsonton is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hinsonton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Hinsonton and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Hinsonton: 229

Communities near Hinsonton ...

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

  • Moultrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • 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
  • Camilla
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • Meigs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Baconton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Doerun
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ochlocknee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Coolidge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinsonton ...

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

Adding Hinsonton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hinsonton 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 Hinsonton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Hinsonton post office opened in 1904. The Hinsonton post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinsonton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinsonton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/