The yishuv Hinanit was established in 1982 by a group of Olim families from Kafkaz. The movement behind them was the Moshav Movement, and indeed in the beginning the yishuv was a Workers' Moshav. The main reason for the founding of the yishuv in northwest Shomron was the need to establish a demographical barrier between North Shomron (the Ya'abed area) and the Wadi A'ra region. The yishuv later changed its status to a secular community village because of the difficulties in making a living from agriculture and the necessity of finding other sources of employment outside of the yishuv.

   Through the years, families of all demographic variety have joined Hinanit and today we have 120 families living here.

   Geographic location: the yishuv is situated at a height of about 400 meters above sea level. On the slopes to the north of the yishuv is Wadi A-Sak'a flowing into the Zavadon River.

    Hinanit is located in the Reichan bloc in North Shomron, three kilometers south of Mei Ami, 30 km from Afula and from Hadera. The road to the yishuv runs from the A'ra Junction (Road 65) south past Katzir (Road 596) for about 12 km.

   The area is a plateau with attendant cool dry climate.

    Hinanit is the Hebrew name of the daisy and the choice of this name is symbolic. It seems likely that this spot was the ancient settlement of Beit A'ania as mentioned by Eusebius in the fourth century, "And the village Beit A'ania, 15 miles east of Caesarea, sits on the mountain, and is said to have curative baths." About four km west of the yishuv are the ruins of Um-Reichan, an agricultural village which served agricultural farms in the area. Today it is the Nature Reserve Um-Reichan.