Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Hinch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hinch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Hinch is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Dent, Franklin, Gasconade, Iron, Phelps & Washington.
Below are the counties that are near Hinch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinch:
- Crawford County (The home county of Hinch)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Bourbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Cloud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- West Sullivan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Elaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Steelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davisville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Sligo
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Boss
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Boss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Caseyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Caseyville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
- Oak Grove has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Village
- Elmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Miramiguoa Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Miramiguoa Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miramiguoa Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Japan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Japan is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Japan
- Charmwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Charmwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood
- Boone ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boone is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Anaconda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Anaconda is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anaconda
- Benson Tourist City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benson Tourist City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Tourist City
- Strain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strain is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strain
- Champion City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Champion City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion City
- Gasconade County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Bem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bem is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bem
- Redbird
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redbird is located in Gasconade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
- Rosebud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owensville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Iron County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Good Water
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Good Water is located in Iron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
- Viburnum
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bixby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Fletcher
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Fletcher is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Grubville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grubville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubville
- Ware
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ware is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Oermann
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Phelps County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Rosati
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Saint James
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Berryman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Fourche a Renault ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fourche a Renault is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourche a Renault
- Aptus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Richwoods
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Old Mines
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Potosi
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Theabeau Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Horton Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Horton Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Town
- Sunlight
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Sunlight is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunlight
- Mineral Point
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mineral Point is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Cadet
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Belgrade
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinch, see our County-by-County Page for Hinch.
Cemeteries Near Hinch ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinch.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Hinch - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hardy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Record Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Anthonie's Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dodkin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (326 more) ...
- Lea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moultray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Keener Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Hinch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hinch.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinch, with the one closest to Hinch listed first.
- Vilander ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vilander is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilander
- Scotia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Scotia is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Service ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Service is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Service
- Bourbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeyton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coffeyton is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeyton
- Leasburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berryman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berryman is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
- Sullivan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hulsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hulsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulsey
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Delhi ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Steelville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elmont is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmont
- Argo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Argo is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinch.
Newspapers Published in Hinch ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinch.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinch, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinch.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hinch:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dent County
- Franklin County
- Gasconade County
- Iron County
- Jefferson County
- Phelps County
- Saint Francois County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Hinch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hinch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |