Welcome to Hintonsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Hintonsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Hintonsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hintonsville, please Contact Us.
Hintonsville would have been located within present day Pasquotank County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hintonsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Hintonsville is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Hintonsville was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Hintonsville was located: 252
Communities near Hintonsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hintonsville.
- Elizabeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
- Elizabeth City is located in Pasquotank County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth City <4>
- Hertford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hertford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hertford
- Hertford is located in Perquimans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hertford <4>
- Winfall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfall
- Winfall is located in Perquimans County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfall <4>
- South Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Mills
- South Mills is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Mills <4>
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Camden County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
- Belcross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcross
- Belcross is located in Camden County
- Horseshoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe
- Horseshoe is located in Camden County
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Nicanor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Nixonton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
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 Hintonsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hintonsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hintonsville. 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 Hintonsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hintonsville. See our Newspapers Page for Hintonsville.
Adding Hintonsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hintonsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hintonsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hintonsville post office opened in 1852.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hintonsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pasquotank County: www.co.pasquotank.nc.us/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hintonsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pasquotank, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hintonsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |