Welcome to Finkton ...

Finkton is located in Antrim County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Finkton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Finkton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Finkton is located in the (231) area code.

Communities near Finkton ...

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

• Boyne City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
  • Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
  • Former names for Boyne City:
  • Bay Springs
  • Boyne
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <3>
• Charlevoix
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
  • Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <3>
• East Jordan
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jordan
  • East Jordan is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jordan <3>
• Elk Rapids
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
  • Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <3>
• Mancelona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mancelona have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancelona
  • Mancelona is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mancelona <3>
• Bellaire
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <3>
• Central Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
  • Central Lake is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <3>
• Ellsworth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
  • Ellsworth is located in Antrim County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellsworth <3>
• Boyne Falls
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
  • Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <3>
• Goo ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goo
  • Goo is located in Charlevoix County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Finkton ...

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

Adding Finkton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Finkton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Finkton post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Finkton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/