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Welcome to Hinch ...

Hinch is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Hinch is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hinch: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Hinch ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Hinch - they are located in Ontario and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Hinch ...

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

  • Sullivan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Cuba is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,277 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Steelville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bourbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  • Leasburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Charmwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Charmwood is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charmwood

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinch ...

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

Adding Hinch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hinch post office opened in 1896. The Hinch post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinch - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Hinch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Hinch 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/