RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Indiana >> Lawrence County >> PinhookIndex...

Welcome to Pinhook ...

Pinhook is located in Lawrence County<1>.

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 1908.

Pinhook is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Pinhook: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Pinhook ...

While we believe that this Pinhook is located in Lawrence County, we know of another 4 Indiana communities named Pinhook. Those communities are located in the following counties: Decatur, Franklin, LaPorte and Wayne County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 16 communities that are also named Pinhook - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, 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.

  • Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Salem is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Mitchell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Paoli
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Brownstown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Orleans
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oolitic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Medora
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Medora is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Campbellsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Livonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Livonia is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinhook ...

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

Adding Pinhook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinhook 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 Pinhook was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinhook.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinhook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Pinhook area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Pinhook area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.