Welcome to Hyndman ...

Hyndman is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Hyndman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hyndman, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Hyndman has a population of 857 people<3> (see below for details).

Hyndman is 1,400 feet [427 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Hyndman is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Hyndman ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Hyndman, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Hyndman had an population of 857 people. This is a decrease of 5.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Hyndman had a population of 910 people. This makes Hyndman the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 910 people, the population of Hyndman decreased 9.45% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,005 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Hyndman.

Communities Also Named Hyndman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Hyndman - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Hyndman ...

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

• Cumberland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Bedford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Meyersdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <5>
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Boswell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <5>
• Central City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
• Carpendale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Salisbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <5>
• Ridgeley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hyndman ...

Looking for more information about Hyndman? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hyndman, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hyndman.

Adding Hyndman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hyndman 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 Hyndman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hyndman post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hyndman.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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