Hyner (Hiner) town

(Hyner) Hiner’s Town, Clinton County, Chapman Township, PA

The village of Hiner, at the mouth of Hiner’s Run, dates its origin back to quite an early period.  

As nearly as can be ascertained the place was first settled about the year 1800.

A schoolhouse was built at an early period and a Methodist church erected in 1845.  Hiner 

contains thirty or fourty families including all those a mile or so of the post office.  At present 

there is but one store in the place, that of Honorable Colman Grugan, one of the associate judges

 of Clinton County.  He also has charge of the post office, the flouring mill of Lemuel Farwell,

occupies the site as before stated, of the original “tub mill” of the neighborhood.  There are several 

fine residences in the place; among them those of Judge Grugan, Thew Johnson, Michael Bradney, 

Lemuel Farwell, Cline Farwell and Jas.  A McCloskey are the best.

The name of the post office of the place is spelled Hiner by the post office Department, while the 

name of the railroad station is spelled Hyner, by the railroad Company.

Withal the place is a peaceable and prosperous village and will compare favorably with other 

communities in  intelligence and mortality.  Religious services are held every Sabbath by the 

resident Methodist clergyman, the Rev. J. A. Akers, A. M. and a good school is geerally in progress 

a large portion of the year.

Hyner town got its name from an old hunter by the name of Heiner who lived on Hyner Run.  

(Named after a Hiner that lived on Pine Run and used to come over to hunt deer mostly for the hides)

Notes:  from Grandpa’s books