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Welcome to Pinhook ...

So far, we found very little information about Pinhook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pinhook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pinhook, please Contact Us.


Pinhook would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.


The location of Pinhook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While the community is gone, the present day location for Pinhook is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Pinhook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pinhook (for example, toward Lakemont Heights), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Pinhook once stood is in the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Pinhook ...

While we believe that this Pinhook is located in DeKalb County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Pinhook. Those communities are located in the following counties: Marion, Putnam and Union County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 16 communities that are also named Pinhook - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (5), Missouri (2) and Ohio (3).

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

Communities near Pinhook ...

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

  • Smyrna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smyrna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
    • Smyrna is located in Warren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45,274 people
  • McMinnville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Temperance Hall
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
    • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
  • Sparta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Smithville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
    • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
  • Sopha ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sopha have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
    • Sopha is located in Van Buren County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
  • Pekin ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Pekin is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
  • Spencer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
    • Spencer is located in Van Buren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,710 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
  • Baxter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Baxter is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>

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

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

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Pinhook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinhook - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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