January 9, 1964

Located along U.S. Highway 412 in western Madison County in the Vaughan Valley, the town of Hindsville voted to receive official incorporation. White settlers began moving into the Vaughan Valley during the 1830s, with the first house being built by town namesake John Hinds in 1832. Though no Civil War battles were fought in the area, bushwhackers terrorized the region, killing early settler David Vaughan while trying to get him to divulge the location of his money. The town slowly developed after the war, with its first store and post office being opened in 1868. By 1900, Hindsville had two drugstores, a doctor’s office, a livery stable, a blacksmith shop, a saloon, a hotel, and several general stores.