Welcome to Hinckle ...
Hinckle is located in Frederick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinckle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
Hinckle is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Hinckle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Hinckle: 540 & 826<3>
Communities near Hinckle ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hinckle.
- Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Winchester is located in Winchester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,700 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
- Martinsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
- Bath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Paw Paw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
- Paw Paw is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <4>
- Capon Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
- Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <4>
- Hedgesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgesville
- Hedgesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hedgesville <4>
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County
- Oakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Good
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Siler
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Siler is located in Frederick County
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 Hinckle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hinckle.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hinckle. 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 Hinckle.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinckle. See our Newspapers Page for Hinckle.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinckle ...
Looking for more information about Hinckle? 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 Hinckle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Hinckle.
Adding Hinckle to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Hinckle in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hinckle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Hinckle post office opened in 1895.
We also found Hinckle on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinckle.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinckle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Frederick County: www.co.frederick.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Frederick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinckle - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Hinckle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hinckle 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |