Welcome to Hinkletown ...

Hinkletown is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinkletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1826.

Hinkletown is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hinkletown is within the boundaries of the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Hinkletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Hinkletown: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Bucks County.

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

Communities near Hinkletown ...

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

• Reading
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
  • Reading is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reading <3>
• Lancaster
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <3>
• Ephrata
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <3>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <3>
• Wyomissing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyomissing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyomissing
  • Wyomissing is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyomissing <3>
• Lititz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <3>
• Millersville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
• New Holland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • New Holland is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,547 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <3>
• Shillington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shillington
  • Shillington is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shillington <3>
• Birdsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsboro
  • Birdsboro is located in Berks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdsboro <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinkletown ...

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

Adding Hinkletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hinkletown 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 Hinkletown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hinkletown post office opened in 1826.

We also found Hinkletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinkletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinkletown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/