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Welcome to Hainesville ...

Hainesville is located in Berkeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hainesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Hainesville is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Hainesville: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Hainesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Hainesville: This one is located in Berkeley County and the other is located in Hampshire County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 8 communities that are also named Hainesville - they are located in Illinois (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Jersey and Texas.

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

Websites for Hainesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

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

Communities near Hainesville ...

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

  • Hagerstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
    • Former name for Hagerstown:
    • Hager's Town
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
  • Martinsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Charles Town
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ranson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
    • Ranson has also been known as:
    • Corporation of Ranson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
  • Boonsboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
  • Williamsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Shepherdstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Myersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hancock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <4>
  • Keedysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hainesville ...

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

Adding Hainesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hainesville post office opened in 1851. The Hainesville post office closed in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hainesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Berkeley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hainesville - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Hainesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Hainesville 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/