Welcome to Hainesville ...

The village of Hainesville is located in Lake County<1>.

The location of Hainesville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hainesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hainesville has a population of 3,574 people<3> (see below for details).

Hainesville is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Hainesville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Hainesville: (847) and (224)<5>

Websites for Hainesville ...

Official Website: www.hainesville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hainesville had an population of 3,574 people. This is a decrease of 0.64% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 67.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hainesville had a population of 3,597 people. This makes Hainesville the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Hainesville represents 0.03% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 395th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,597 people, the population of Hainesville increased 68.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,129 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hainesville.

Communities Also Named Hainesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Hainesville: This one is located in Lake County and the other is located in Tazewell County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 8 communities that are also named Hainesville - they are located in Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey, Texas and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hainesville.

Communities near Hainesville ...

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

• Waukegan
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <6>
• Arlington Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <6>
• Palatine
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <6>
• Hoffman Estates
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <6>
• Buffalo Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <6>
• Crystal Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <6>
• Wheeling
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,958 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <6>
• Carpentersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <6>
• Northbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northbrook
  • Northbrook is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northbrook <6>
• Mundelein
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hainesville ...

Looking for more information about Hainesville? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hainesville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hainesville.

Adding Hainesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hainesville 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 for Hainesville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Hainesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hainesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hainesville: www.hainesville.org/

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov