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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 Hinze (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 Hinze. 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.

Hinze is located in Winston County.

To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winston County: Attala, Choctaw, Kemper, Leake, Neshoba, Noxubee & Oktibbeha.

Below are the counties that are near Hinze. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinze:

  • Winston County     (The home county of Hinze)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Vowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plattsburg
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Noxapater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
      • Noxapater is located in Winston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
    • Louisville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Handle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Handle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
      • Handle is located in Winston County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Handle
      • From Hinze to Handle
    • Fearns Springs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Attala County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Gregory ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Attala County
    • McCool
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kosciusko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Langley ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
      • Langley is located in Attala County
    • Hesterville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hesterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
      • Hesterville is located in Attala County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hesterville
      • From Hinze to Hesterville
    • Rocky Point
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rocky Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
      • Rocky Point is located in Attala County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rocky Point
      • From Hinze to Rocky Point
    • Zemuly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zemuly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
      • Zemuly is located in Attala County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Zemuly
      • From Hinze to Zemuly
    • Auris ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
      • Auris is located in Attala County
    • Possumneck
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sallis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
      • Sallis is located in Attala County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <2>
    • Newport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
      • Newport is located in Attala County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>
    • French Camp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
      • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <2>
    • Ackerman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bankston ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bankston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bankston
      • From Hinze to Bankston
    • Williams
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Reform
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reform. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
      • Reform is located in Choctaw County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Reform
      • From Hinze to Reform
  • Kemper County
  • Leake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Coosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coosa
      • From Hinze to Coosa
    • Redwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redwater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
      • Redwater is located in Leake County
    • Carthage
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Standing Pine
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Standing Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
      • Standing Pine is located in Leake County
    • High Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
      • High Hill is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High Hill
      • From Hinze to High Hill
    • Saint Ann
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Neshoba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Pearl River
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl River
      • Pearl River is located in Neshoba County
    • Hope
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
      • Hope is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hope
      • From Hinze to Hope
    • Philadelphia
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Laurel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Ocobla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ocobla. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocobla
      • Ocobla is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ocobla
      • From Hinze to Ocobla
    • Dowdville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Bogue Chitto
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bogue Chitto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
      • Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
    • Dixon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dixon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
      • Dixon is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Dixon
      • From Hinze to Dixon
    • Tucker
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tucker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
      • Tucker is located in Neshoba County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Tucker
      • From Hinze to Tucker
    • Neshoba
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Noxubee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Hashuqua ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hashuqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
      • Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
    • Mashulaville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Oktibbeha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.
    • Sturgis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
      • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <2>
    • Bradley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinze, see our County-by-County Page for Hinze.

Cemeteries Near Hinze ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinze.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinze covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.

  • Vowell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Hinze Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinze Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinze Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East County Line Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Calvary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smallwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rural Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rural Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rural Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (395 more) ...
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Ridge Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Steed Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hinze had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinze, with the one closest to Hinze listed first.

  • Rural Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rural Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
    • Rural Hill is located in Winston County
  • Vowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rome
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Winston County
  • Plattsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alice
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alice have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
    • Alice is located in Neshoba County
  • Newtonville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newtonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
    • Newtonville is located in Attala County
  • Smyrna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Attala County
  • Marydell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marydell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
    • Marydell is located in Leake County
  • McCool
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Noxapater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
    • Noxapater is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <2>
  • Ethel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Renfroe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Renfroe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
      • Renfroe is located in Leake County
    • Coosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
      • Coosa is located in Leake County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coosa
      • From Hinze to Coosa
    • Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
      • Weir is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinze. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinze.

Newspapers Published in Hinze ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinze.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hinze, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hinze.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Hinze:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinze. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Hinze, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hinze) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0328, Longitude: -89.2701    









 

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