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Welcome to Dinkins ...

Dinkins is located

Dinkins is located in Brazos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dinkins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

Dinkins is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dinkins: 979

Communities Also Named Dinkins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Dinkins - they are located in Florida and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Dinkins ...

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

  • College Station
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Navasota
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Plantersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Snook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Anderson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Millican
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen Farm
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Allen Farm is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Farm
  • Washington ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Wellborn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dinkins ...

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

Adding Dinkins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dinkins in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dinkins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brazos, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dinkins - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.