Hinkletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Hinkletown is a populated place situated in Plumstead Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 528 feet (161 m) above sea level.

Hinkletown, Pennsylvania
Populated place
Hinkletown
Location of Hinkletown in Pennsylvania
Hinkletown
Hinkletown (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°24′16″N 75°07′24″W
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBucks
Elevation528 ft (161 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)215
FIPS code42-34984
GNIS feature ID1203816

The community was named for Philip Hinkle, an early settler who opened a tavern there in 1794.[3]

References

  1. "Feature Detail Report for: Hinkletown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Hinkletown (in Bucks County, PA) Populated Place Profile". PA Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
  3. Roberts, Clarence Vernon; Ely, Warren Smedley (1925). Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, with Some Account of Their Descendants. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-8063-0668-1.


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