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Welcome to Frink Crossing ...

Frink Crossing is located in Columbus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Frink Crossing: Frink Xing.

Frink Crossing is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Frink Crossing: 910 & 472<3>

Communities near Frink Crossing ...

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

  • Whiteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Tabor City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Loris
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <4>
  • Fairmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chadbourn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bladenboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Brunswick
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Fair Bluff
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
  • Lake View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clarkton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frink Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frink Crossing - 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 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Frink Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Frink Crossing 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.