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Hinton is a city in and the county seat of Summers County, West Virginia, United States. [5] The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census. [2] Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site. [6]
The Hinton Historic District is a national historic district located at Hinton, Summers County, West Virginia. The original Hinton Historic District is bordered roughly by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway line, James Street, 5th Avenue, and Roundhouse. The boundary increase extended the district to include Mill Street.
Summers County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,959. [1] Its county seat is Hinton. [2] The county was created by an act of the West Virginia Legislature on February 27, 1871, from parts of Fayette, Greenbrier, Mercer and Monroe counties and named in honor of George W. Summers (1804–1868).
Hinton station is an Amtrak station in Hinton, West Virginia, served by the Cardinal. The station is a former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway depot, and is located in the Hinton Historic District . Constructed in 1892, [ 3 ] the brick building includes wood canopies supported by heavy brackets featuring a wood-fan pattern trim.
The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with the city of Hinton, West Virginia. Pages in category "People from Hinton, West Virginia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Gustavus Warfield Dorsey (April 20, 1839 – September 6, 1911) was a Confederate cavalry commander during the American Civil War. When famed cavalry commander J. E. B. Stuart was shot at the Battle of Yellow Tavern and mortally wounded, he fell into Dorsey's arms.
The Captain George W. Giberson House is located at 54 East Water Street in Toms River in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. The historic Victorian house was built from around 1850 to 1853. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 12, 1982, for its significance in politics/government.
It lies along West Virginia Route 12 to the southeast of the city of Hinton, the county seat of Summers County. [1] Its elevation is 1,926 feet (587 m). [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 24935. [3] Forest Hill once contained a tobacco factory. [4]