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Welcome to Pin Hook Ferry ...

Pin Hook Ferry is located in DeKalb County<1>.

Pin Hook Ferry is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Pin Hook Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pin Hook Ferry (for example, toward Rockwood), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Pin Hook Ferry: 615 & 629<3>

Communities Also Named Pin Hook Ferry ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Pin Hook Ferry: This one is located in DeKalb County and the other is located in Meigs County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pin Hook Ferry.

Communities near Pin Hook Ferry ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pin Hook Ferry.

  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Temperance Hall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Baxter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pin Hook Ferry ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pin Hook Ferry - 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 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Pin Hook Ferry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Pin Hook Ferry 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.