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Welcome to Sink Creek ...

Sink Creek is located in Jackson County<1>.

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.<2>.

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).

Area Codes for Sink Creek: 850 & 448<3>

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)
  • Chattahoochee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Blountstown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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.<5> 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)
  • Bristol
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cottondale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Grand Ridge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Altha
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sink Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Sink Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Sink Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/