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Welcome to Hines Crossroads ...

Hines Crossroads is located in Wayne County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Hines Crossroads: Hines Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Hines Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Hines Crossroads.

Hines Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Hines Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Hines Crossroads: 919 & 984<3>

Communities near Hines Crossroads ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mount Olive
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Warsaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Faison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Kenansville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Calypso
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Calypso is located in Duplin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calypso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Pink Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hines Crossroads ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wayne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hines Crossroads - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Hines Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Hines Crossroads 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.