Welcome to Pinkston ...

Pinkston is located in Anson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pinkston, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Pinkston is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Pinkston: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Pinkston ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Pinkston - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Pinkston ...

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

Rockingham
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rockingham is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,520 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockingham <4>
Wadesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wadesboro is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadesboro <4>
Marshville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marshville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,835 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshville <4>
Norwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Norwood is located in Stanly County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
Polkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Polkton is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,288 people
Chesterfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,401 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
Mount Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
Ellerbe
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Ellerbe is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 968 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellerbe <4>
Ansonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ansonville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
Lilesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lilesville is located in Anson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lilesville <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 Pinkston. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pinkston.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pinkston ...

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

Adding Pinkston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pinkston in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pinkston was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pinkston.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Anson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pinkston - 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 704 code has been Overlayed with the 980 area code. New phone numbers in the Pinkston area will be assigned with one of these codes: 704 or 980. As a result, placing a call in the Pinkston 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.