Welcome to Sink Creek ...

Sink Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sink Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Sink Creek: Sink Crk. (or less commonly used: Sink Ck. or Sink Cr.)

Sink Creek is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sink Creek (for example, toward Greensboro), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Sink Creek: (850) & (448)<4>

Communities near Sink Creek ...

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

• Marianna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marianna
  • Marianna is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marianna <5>
• Chattahoochee
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattahoochee
  • Chattahoochee is located in Gadsden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattahoochee <5>
• Blountstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountstown
  • Blountstown is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountstown <5>
• Butlers Ferry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butlers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butlers Ferry
  • Butlers Ferry is located in Seminole County (GA)
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,759 people
• Sneads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sneads
  • Sneads is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,754 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sneads <5>
• Bristol
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Bristol is located in Liberty County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <5>
• Cottondale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
  • Cottondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <5>
• Grand Ridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ridge
  • Grand Ridge is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ridge <5>
• Greenwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <5>
• Altha
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altha
  • Altha is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altha <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 Sink Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sink Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sink Creek ...

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

Adding Sink Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sink Creek 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 Sink Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sink Creek post office opened in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sink Creek.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksoncounty-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/