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Welcome to Pinson ...

Pinson is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1866.

Pinson is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pinson, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Pinson: 731

The ZIP code for Pinson: 38366<3>

Communities Also Named Pinson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Pinson - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Pinson ...

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

  • Jackson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawrence
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Parkburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Parkburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
  • Deanburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Henderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Teague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Teague is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,181 people
  • Jacks Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bethel Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Toone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Toone is located in Hardeman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 336 people
  • Finger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinson ...

Looking for more information about Pinson? 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 Pinson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pinson.

Adding Pinson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinson 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 (so far) for Pinson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pinson post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Pinson). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pinson or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/