Welcome to Ink ...

Ink is located in Polk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ink, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Ink is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ink - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ink.

Communities near Ink ...

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

• Mena
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mena is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <3>
• Hatfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hatfield is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hatfield <3>
• Cove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <3>
• Oden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <3>
• Vandervoort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Vandervoort is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
• Dallas
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dallas is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
• Gate ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Gate is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
• Potter Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Potter Junction is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Junction
• Y City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Y City is located in Scott County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
• Big Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Fork is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ink ...

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

Adding Ink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ink 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 (so far) for Ink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ink post office opened in 1887. The Ink post office closed in 1967.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ink.