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Welcome to Pinhook ...

So far, we found very little information about Pinhook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pinhook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pinhook, please Contact Us.

Pinhook would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinhook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pinhook is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pinhook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Pinhook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Pinhook - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Indiana (5), Missouri (2), Ohio (3) and Tennessee (4).

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

Communities near Pinhook ...

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

  • Vandalia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Altamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Ramsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Kinmundy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mulberry Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Patoka
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Farina
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

Adding Pinhook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinhook in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pinhook was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinhook.

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pinhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinhook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.