Place:Hinton, Summers, West Virginia, United States

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NameHinton
TypeCity
Coordinates37.667°N 80.887°W
Located inSummers, West Virginia, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Greenbrier Burial Park
Hilltop Cemetery
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Hinton is a city in Summers County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,266 at the 2020 census.[1] It is the county seat of Summers County. Hinton was established in 1873 and chartered in 1897. Hinton was named after John "Jack" Hinton, the original owner of the town site. Much of Hinton's downtown was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

Part of Paramount's 1994 film Lassie was shot in Hinton.

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