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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Sinkin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sinkin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sinkin, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Sinkin (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Sinkin. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Sinkin is historic, it would have been located within present day Shannon County.

To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Shannon County: Carter, Dent, Howell, Oregon, Reynolds & Texas.

Below are the counties that are near Sinkin. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Sinkin:

  • Shannon County     (The home county of Sinkin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Round Spring
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Akers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Alley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Alley is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
    • Eminence
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Birch Tree
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Winona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Montier
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Montier is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Dillard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Dillard is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
    • Cook Station
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cook Station is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
    • Czar
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Czar is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
    • Davisville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dent County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Gila
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Gila is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
    • Jadwin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jadwin is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
    • Bunker
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Doss
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Doss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
    • Darien
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Darien is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
    • Jack
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jack is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Boss
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Boss is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boss
    • Coulstone
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Coulstone is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulstone
    • Howes
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Howes is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
    • Sligo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Sligo is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Lenox
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lenox is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
  • Iron County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Bixby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Viburnum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Good Water
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Good Water is located in Iron County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Water
  • Reynolds County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Greeley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
    • Bee Fork
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Bee Fork is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Fork
    • Corridon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Corridon is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corridon
    • Reynolds
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Reynolds is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds
    • Fruit City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Fruit City is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit City
    • Oates
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Oates is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oates
    • Centerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ellington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Black
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Redford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Redford is located in Reynolds County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford
    • Lesterville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Texas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.
    • Hartshorn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
    • Summersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eunice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Raymondville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Licking
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Yukon is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
    • Sherrill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sherrill is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
    • Hattie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hattie is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
    • Mineral Springs City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Sinkin, see our County-by-County Page for Sinkin.

Cemeteries Near Sinkin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Sinkin.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Sinkin - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Sinkin covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.

  • Short Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chrisco Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Bedwell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Delmar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone Pine - Piatt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Bay Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Swiney Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Weese Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Empire Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Halbrook Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Rector Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Heaton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hanning Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Sinkin itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 40 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Sinkin, with the one closest to Sinkin listed first.

  • Gila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gila is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gila
  • Gladden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gladden is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden
  • Akers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Akers is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
  • Round Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
  • Custer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
  • Jadwin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jadwin is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
  • Ink
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ink is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ink
  • Cedargrove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cedargrove is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedargrove
  • Doss
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Doss is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
  • Darien
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Darien is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien
  • Greeley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Greeley is located in Reynolds County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
  • Stone Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Stone Hill is located in Dent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Nile
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Nile is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nile
    • Howes Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Howes Mill is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Mill
    • Joy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Joy is located in Dent County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Sinkin. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sinkin.

Newspapers Published in Sinkin ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinkin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Sinkin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Sinkin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Sinkin:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sinkin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sinkin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.