Hintonville, Mississippi

Hintonville, Mississippi
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°15′40″N 88°55′19″W
Country	United States
State	Mississippi
County	Perry
Elevation	167 ft (51 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	39476
Area code	601
GNIS feature ID	691935[1]

Hintonville is an unincorporated community located in Perry County, Mississippi, United States. Hintonville is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Beaumont on Mississippi Highway 15 and a part of the Hattiesburg, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. Hintonville was named in the late 1800s in honor of Arthur "Manny" Hinton, a local pastor, Husband of Corinne Bush, and father of 25 (born between two (2) wives). Pastor Hinton was the irect descendant of two brothers who were separated and then sold during slavery: One permitted to retain the family name, "McSwain", the other given the name of the other master, "Hinton"

History

Hintonville is located on the former Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad.^[2] Hintonville was formerly home to a train station.^[3] A school was in operation for the community at one point prior to closing.^[4] A post office operated under the name Hintonville from 1902 to 1914.^[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hintonville, Mississippi
2. Howe, Tony. "Hintonville, Mississippi". Mississippi Rails. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
3. Mississippi. Railroad Commission (1911). Biennial Report of the Railroad Commission of the State of Mississippi, for the Two Years Ending ... The Commission. p. 46.
4. Mississippi (1924). Laws of the State of Mississippi. Richard C. Langdon. p. 145.
5. "Perry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 27, 2020.