Welcome to Drinkle ...

Drinkle is located in Fairfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Drinkle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Drinkle is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Drinkle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Drinkle: (740)

Communities near Drinkle ...

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

• Lancaster
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Circleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <4>
• Canal Winchester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <4>
• Logan
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <4>
• Ashville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Ashville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashville <4>
• Baltimore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
  • Baltimore is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baltimore <4>
• South Bloomfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
  • South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
• Lithopolis
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lithopolis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithopolis
  • Lithopolis is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lithopolis <4>
• Bremen
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <4>
• Kingston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>

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 Drinkle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Drinkle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Drinkle. 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 Drinkle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Drinkle ...

Looking for more information about Drinkle? 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 Drinkle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Drinkle.

Adding Drinkle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Drinkle 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 Drinkle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Drinkle post office opened in 1890.

We also found Drinkle in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Drinkle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Fairfield County: www.co.fairfield.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/