Welcome to Pinkstaff ...

Pinkstaff is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Pinkstaff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Pinkstaff: PINK-staf<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinkstaff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Pinkstaff is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Pinkstaff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Pinkstaff (for example, toward Bruceville (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Pinkstaff lies within the (618) area code.

Communities near Pinkstaff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pinkstaff.

• Vincennes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
  • Vincennes is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincennes <5>
• Robinson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
  • Robinson is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robinson <5>
• Lawrenceville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Sumner
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
  • Sumner is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,961 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <5>
• Bicknell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bicknell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bicknell
  • Bicknell is located in Knox County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bicknell <5>
• Bridgeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
  • Bridgeport is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
• Oblong
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oblong
  • Oblong is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oblong <5>
• Palestine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <5>
• Carlisle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Sullivan County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Pinkstaff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinkstaff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pinkstaff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Pinkstaff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pinkstaff. See our Newspapers Page for Pinkstaff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinkstaff ...

Looking for more information about Pinkstaff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Pinkstaff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Pinkstaff.

Adding Pinkstaff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinkstaff in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Pinkstaff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Pinkstaff post office opened in 1877.

We also found Pinkstaff on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinkstaff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pinkstaff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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