| Official Name: | Hinton, Missouri |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Boone |
| Timezone: | CST |
| Utc Offset: | −06:00 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −05:00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 787 |
Hinton is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located just north of Columbia.
A post office called Hinton was established in 1885, and remained in operation until 1907.[1] The community was named after John W. Hinton, a 19th-century county judge.[2]