Hinesville dates to 1837, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 43% of U.S. towns · #133 of 263 in Georgia. What drives it
Most of Hinesville was built recently: 0.6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Its Register listings are the Liberty County Courthouse, the Bacon-Fraser House and the Liberty County Jail. Below: 11 old photos and papers, maps from 1918 on, and the census since 1880.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1838.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Hinesville’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Hinesville is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns, #133 of 263 in Georgia. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Hinesville’s overall grade.
Georgia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Georgia town has 10.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Hinesville’s 0.8 sits near the middle of its state (36% of Georgia towns have fewer) while its 3 listings outnumber those of 65% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to B+. The pre-1940 share (±0.5 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1837.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Hinesville’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Hinesville’s post office has been open since 1838.
Hamlets and corners on the map
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5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Hinesville
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Hinesville on the map, 1918 to 1973
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Hinesville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1918Hinesville sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Hinesville.
Timeline
Hinesville, 1837 to 2000
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Hinesville was founded in 1837. That same year, the seat of Liberty County was transferred to Hinesville from Riceboro. It was incorporated as a city in 1916. The city is named for Charlton Hines, a state senator.
A 2017 report by Business Insider listed Hinesville as the most boring city in Georgia, noting that there were only 25 full-service restaurants, four bars, 13 hotels, and no museums in the Hinesville metropolitan area.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
In 1837, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Hinesville’s post office opened in 1838, and the census of 1880 counted 162 people here.
How does Hinesville rank for history?
Hinesville is more historic than 43% of U.S. towns, #133 of 263 in Georgia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Hinesville?
Three places: the Liberty County Courthouse (listed 1980), the Bacon-Fraser House (1985) and the Liberty County Jail (1992).
How old are the homes in Hinesville?
0.6% of Hinesville’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 3.8% for a Georgia town; the median home was built in 1993.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (7), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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