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Welcome to Hinesdale ...

Hinesdale is located in Hart County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinesdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Hinesdale is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Hinesdale (for example, toward Campbellsville), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Hinesdale: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Hinesdale ...

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

  • Hodgenville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Cave City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Horse Cave
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Greensburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Munfordville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Upton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Park City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Sonora
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Bonnieville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hiseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hiseville is located in Barren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinesdale ...

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

Adding Hinesdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hinesdale 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 Hinesdale was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinesdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hart, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinesdale - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Hinesdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Hinesdale 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.