Welcome to Van Winkle ...Van Winkle is located in Hinds County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Van Winkle, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Van Winkle is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Van Winkle lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Van Winkle: 601 & 769<3> Communities Also Named Van Winkle ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Van Winkle - they are located in British Columbia and Michigan. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Van Winkle. Communities near Van Winkle ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Van Winkle.
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 Van Winkle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Van Winkle. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Van Winkle. 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 Van Winkle. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Van Winkle. See our Newspapers Page for Van Winkle. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Van Winkle ...Looking for more information about Van Winkle? 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 Van Winkle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Van Winkle. Adding Van Winkle to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Van Winkle 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 Van Winkle was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Van Winkle. Footnotes ...
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