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Welcome to Hynson ...

Hynson is located in Caroline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hynson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Hynson is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hynson: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Hynson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hynson ...

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

Adding Hynson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hynson 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 Hynson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hynson post office opened in 1881. The Hynson post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hynson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Caroline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hynson - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Hynson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Hynson 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.
<5>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/