Welcome to Sinkin ...
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.
Sinkin was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Sinkin would have been located within present day Shannon County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinkin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Sinkin is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Sinkin was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Sinkin was located: 573 & 235<4>
Communities near Sinkin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sinkin.
- Salem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,874 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
- Eminence
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <5>
- Bunker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker
- Bunker is located in Dent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker <5>
- Gila
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Akers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Round Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Jadwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jadwin
- Jadwin is located in Dent County
- Darien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Doss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Greeley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greeley
- Greeley is located in Reynolds 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 Sinkin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sinkin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sinkin. 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 Sinkin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sinkin. See our Newspapers Page for Sinkin.
Adding Sinkin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Sinkin 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 Sinkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Sinkin post office opened in 1869.
We also found Sinkin in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinkin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sinkin - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Sinkin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Sinkin area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |