Welcome to Zincville ...

Zincville is located in Ottawa County<1>.

The location of Zincville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zincville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

Zincville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Zincville: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities near Zincville ...

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

• Joplin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <5>
• Miami
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,947 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Carl Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <5>
• Baxter Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <5>
• Columbus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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  • Columbus is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
• Galena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
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  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
• Commerce
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <5>
• Seneca
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <5>
• Fairland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairland
  • Fairland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairland <5>
• Chetopa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chetopa
  • Chetopa is located in Labette County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chetopa <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zincville ...

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

Adding Zincville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Zincville post office opened in 1919.

We also found Zincville on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zincville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/