Welcome to Hinnom ...

Hinnom is located in Westmoreland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hinnom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Hinnom is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hinnom: 804 & 686<3>

Communities near Hinnom ...

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

Leonardtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <4>
Colonial Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Colonial Beach
- From Hinnom to Colonial Beach
Tappahannock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tappahannock is located in Essex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <4>
Warsaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Richmond County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Warsaw
- From Hinnom to Warsaw
Montross
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Montross is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
- Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montross
- From Hinnom to Montross
Bryant Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County
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Nomini Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nomini Grove is located in Westmoreland County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nomini Grove
- From Hinnom to Nomini Grove
Tallent Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tallent Town is located in Richmond County
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Coltons Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coltons Point is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltons Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coltons Point <4>
Griffiths Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Griffiths Corner is located in Westmoreland County
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Griffiths Corner
- From Hinnom to Griffiths Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hinnom ...

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

Adding Hinnom to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hinnom post office opened in 1900. The Hinnom post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hinnom.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hinnom - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Hinnom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Hinnom 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>	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/