Welcome to Pinhook ...

So far, we found very little information about Pinhook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pinhook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pinhook, please Contact Us.

Pinhook would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Pinhook is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Pinhook was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Pinhook was located: 614

Going back to its beginning, Pinhook was originally named Portersburg. For more information about the names of Pinhook, see The Names of Pinhook on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Pinhook ...

While we believe that this Pinhook is located in Franklin County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Pinhook. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clermont and Richland County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 16 communities that are also named Pinhook - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (5), Missouri (2) and Tennessee (4).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pinhook.

Communities near Pinhook ...

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

• Columbus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Columbus
  • From Pinhook to Columbus
• Dublin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Delaware
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
  • Delaware is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Delaware
  • From Pinhook to Delaware
• Grove City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <4>
• Reynoldsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reynoldsburg
  • From Pinhook to Reynoldsburg
• Hilliard
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilliard
  • Hilliard is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilliard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hilliard
  • From Pinhook to Hilliard
• Gahanna
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gahanna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gahanna
  • Gahanna is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gahanna <4>
• Upper Arlington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Arlington
  • Upper Arlington is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upper Arlington <4>
• Pickerington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pickerington
  • From Pinhook to Pickerington
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <4>

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Franklin County: www.co.franklin.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/