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Welcome to Pink ...

Pink is located in Tunica County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pink, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Pink is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pink: 662

Communities Also Named Pink ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Pink: This one is located in Tunica County and the other is located in Rankin County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 7 communities that are also named Pink - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pink.

Communities near Pink ...

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

  • Helena - West Helena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena - West Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena - West Helena
    • Helena - West Helena is located in Phillips County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,032 people
  • West Helena
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Senatobia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Senatobia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senatobia
    • Senatobia is located in Tate County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Senatobia <4>
  • Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jonestown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Crenshaw
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crenshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
    • Crenshaw is located in Panola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 845 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crenshaw <4>
  • Tunica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sledge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Sledge is located in Quitman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Coahoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lula
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Lula is located in Coahoma County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lula <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pink ...

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

Adding Pink to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pink 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 Pink was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Pink post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pink.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Tunica, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pink - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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