Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Hinton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Hinton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Hinton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Hinton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Hinton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Hinton is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Hinton in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Hinton for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Hinton. See our Misc Page for Hinton for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Hinton:

Hinton was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following route mentioned Hinton as a scheduled stop:

The The George Washington: From the inaugural timetable for the George Washington (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's timetable - April 24th, 1932). The George Washington travelled between Old Point Comfort (VA) and Cincinnati (OH)