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Dinkins Mill is located in Sumter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Dinkins Mill: Dinkins Ml. (or less commonly used: Dinkins Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Dinkins Mill for more information about variations on the name of Dinkins Mill.

Dinkins Mill is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dinkins Mill: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Dinkins Mill ...

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

  • Sumter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Elgin is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Eastover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Claremont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Oakland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Stateburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Stateburg is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stateburg
  • Dalzell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cherryvale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinkins Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dinkins Mill - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Dinkins Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Dinkins Mill 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.