Welcome to Sinking Spring ...

The village of Sinking Spring is located in Highland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sinking Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

A typical abbreviation for Sinking Spring: Sinking Spg. (or less commonly used: Sinking Spng. or Sinking Sprng.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sinking Spring has a population of 131 people<2> (see below for details).

Sinking Spring is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Sinking Spring is within the boundaries of the (937) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sinking Spring had an population of 131 people. This is a decrease of 1.5% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.09% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sinking Spring had a population of 133 people. This makes Sinking Spring the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Sinking Spring decreased 15.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 158 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sinking Spring.

Communities Also Named Sinking Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Sinking Spring - they are located in Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Sinking Spring ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Piketon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piketon
  • Piketon is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
• Peebles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peebles
  • Peebles is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peebles <4>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <4>
• Bainbridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bainbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
  • Bainbridge is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bainbridge <4>
• Mowrystown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mowrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowrystown
  • Mowrystown is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• South Salem
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Salem
  • South Salem is located in Ross County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Salem <4>
• Cherry Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Fork
  • Cherry Fork is located in Adams County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 155 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sinking Spring ...

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

Adding Sinking Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sinking Spring 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 for Sinking Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sinking Spring post office opened in 1817.

We also found Sinking Spring in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sinking Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sinking Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/