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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Hinton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Hinton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Hinton is located in Summers County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of West Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Summers County: Giles (VA), Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer, Monroe & Raleigh.

Below are the counties that are near Hinton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hinton:

  • Summers County     (The home county of Hinton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Brooklin
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brooklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklin
      • Brooklin is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Brooklin
      • From Hinton to Brooklin
    • Bellepoint
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Packs Ferry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
      • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
    • Nimitz
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jumping Branch
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hilldale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Hinton to Hilldale
    • Sandstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • True
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
      • True is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to True
      • From Hinton to True
    • Buck
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
      • Buck is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Buck
      • From Hinton to Buck
    • Talcott
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • New Richmond ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowell
      • From Hinton to Lowell
    • Bargers Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Meadow Bridge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
      • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
    • Spring Dale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Prince
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinnimont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • McKendree
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKendree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
      • McKendree is located in Fayette County
    • Alaska ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
      • Alaska is located in Fayette County
    • Maywood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maywood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
      • Maywood is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maywood
      • From Hinton to Maywood
    • Sewell Knob ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell Knob. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Knob
      • Sewell Knob is located in Fayette County
      • Sewell Knob has also been known as:
      • Swell Knob
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sewell Knob
      • From Hinton to Sewell Knob
    • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stonecliff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecliff
      • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
      • Stonecliff has also been known as:
      • Stone Cliff
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stonecliff
      • From Hinton to Stonecliff
    • Kilsyth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kilsyth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilsyth
      • Kilsyth is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kilsyth
      • From Hinton to Kilsyth
    • Mount Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Hope <3>
    • Newlyn ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newlyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlyn
      • Newlyn is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newlyn
      • From Hinton to Newlyn
  • Greenbrier County
  • Logan County
  • Mercer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Athens
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Elgood
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Grove
      • From Hinton to Oak Grove
    • Willowton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Willowton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Willowton
      • From Hinton to Willowton
    • Oakvale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lashmeet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
      • East River is located in Mercer County
    • Johnston Town
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnston Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Town
      • Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
    • Matoaka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matoaka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaka
      • Matoaka is located in Mercer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
    • Blake ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
      • Blake is located in Mercer County
    • El Centro ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for El Centro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
      • El Centro is located in Mercer County
    • Weyanoke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Creamery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Creamery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
      • Creamery is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Creamery
      • From Hinton to Creamery
    • Wolfcreek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ballard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Assurance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Assurance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
      • Assurance is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Assurance
      • From Hinton to Assurance
    • Wikel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wikel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
      • Wikel is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wikel
      • From Hinton to Wikel
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Peterstown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Hillsdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hillsdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hillsdale
      • From Hinton to Hillsdale
    • Hollywood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Raleigh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Abraham
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abraham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abraham
      • Abraham is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Abraham
      • From Hinton to Abraham
    • Shady Spring
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Daniels
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
      • Daniels is located in Raleigh County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daniels <3>
    • Clifftop
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grandview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
      • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Grandview
      • From Hinton to Grandview
    • Beaver
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Royal ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Royal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
      • Royal is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Royal
      • From Hinton to Royal
    • White Stick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Raleigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Raleigh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
      • Raleigh is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Raleigh
      • From Hinton to Raleigh
    • Sullivan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sullivan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
      • Sullivan is located in Raleigh County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sullivan
      • From Hinton to Sullivan
    • Tilden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Beckley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coal City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
      • Coal City is located in Raleigh County
  • Wyoming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Mullens
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bud
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Bland County (VA)
  • Craig County (VA)
    • Captain
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Captain. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
      • Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Captain
      • From Hinton to Captain
  • Giles County (VA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.
    • Glen Lyn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glen Lyn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
      • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Glen Lyn
      • From Hinton to Glen Lyn
    • Lurich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lurich. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
      • Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lurich
      • From Hinton to Lurich
    • Rich Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Bluff City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Bluff City
      • From Hinton to Bluff City
    • Narrows
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
      • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <3>
    • Shumate
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shumate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
      • Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shumate
      • From Hinton to Shumate
    • Pearisburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Kire
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
      • Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thessalia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thessalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Thessalia
      • From Hinton to Thessalia
    • Mountain Lake
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hinton, see our County-by-County Page for Hinton.

Cemeteries Near Hinton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hinton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hinton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.

  • Hilltop Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hilltop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hilltop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenbrier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenbrier Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenbrier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Upland Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Adkins Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Restwood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Restwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Restwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadows Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meadows Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Meadows Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lilly - Crews Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Huffman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huffman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huffman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Colmans Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Colmans Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Colmans Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Snider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snider Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snider Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (329 more) ...
    • Richmond Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Barton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Hinton had a population of 2,570 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Hinton had a population of 2,321 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Hinton, with the one closest to Hinton listed first.

  • Packs Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Wiggins
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wiggins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
    • Wiggins is located in Summers County
  • Brooks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
    • Brooks is located in Summers County
  • Jumping Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Hilldale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
    • Hilldale is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hilldale
    • From Hinton to Hilldale
  • Sandstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • True
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for True. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True
    • True is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to True
    • From Hinton to True
  • Buck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Buck. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
    • Buck is located in Summers County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Buck
    • From Hinton to Buck
  • Talcott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Richmond ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ellison
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
    • Ellison is located in Summers County
  • Bargers Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Lowell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell is located in Summers County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowell
      • From Hinton to Lowell
    • Pipestem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Warford ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warford
      • Warford is located in Summers County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hinton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hinton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Hinton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 17 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hinton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Hinton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Hinton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Hinton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> of Hinton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Hinton:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hinton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hinton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hinton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6737, Longitude: -80.8897    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hinton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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