Welcome to Hinze ...
Hinze is located in Winston County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinze, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Hinze is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hinze lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Hinze: 662
Communities near Hinze ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hinze.
- Kosciusko
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- French Camp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- McCool
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vowell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Gregory is located in Attala County
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 Hinze. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hinze.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hinze. 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 Hinze.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinze. See our Newspapers Page for Hinze.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinze ...
Looking for more information about Hinze? 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 Hinze, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hinze.
Adding Hinze to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hinze 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 for Hinze was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Hinze post office opened in 1890.
We also found Hinze in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinze.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinze - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |